Q: Is 45,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 45,738 is a composite number.

Why is 45,738 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 45,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 99 121 126 154 189 198 231 242 297 363 378 462 594 693 726 847 1,089 1,386 1,694 2,079 2,178 2,541 3,267 4,158 5,082 6,534 7,623 15,246 22,869 and 45,738, with no remainder.

Since 45,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,738, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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