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48 has factors other than 1 and itself, so it is not a Prime number. It is an even number that is greater than 2, so it also has 2 as a factor. Therefore, it is a composite number. All even numbers greater than 2 are composite numbers.

No number that ends in an '8' can be prime; it is at least divisible by 2. Use this kind of thinking to derive the other factors of 48.

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48 is a composite number because it can be divided by more than two numbers besides 1 and 48. (6x8=48)

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composite because it has more than 2 factors

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Composite. All numbers ending in eight are composite.

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As an even number greater than 2, 48 is a composite number. Its factors are:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24, 48

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composite

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H

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Ugly h join

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Yes

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