Q: Is 46,016,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,016,040 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 46,016,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 29 30 35 40 42 56 58 60 70 84 87 105 116 120 140 145 168 174 203 210 232 280 290 348 406 420 435 580 609 696 812 840 870 1,015 1,160 1,218 1,624 1,740 1,889 2,030 2,436 3,045 3,480 3,778 4,060 4,872 5,667 6,090 7,556 8,120 9,445 11,334 12,180 13,223 15,112 18,890 22,668 24,360 26,446 28,335 37,780 39,669 45,336 52,892 54,781 56,670 66,115 75,560 79,338 105,784 109,562 113,340 132,230 158,676 164,343 198,345 219,124 226,680 264,460 273,905 317,352 328,686 383,467 396,690 438,248 528,920 547,810 657,372 766,934 793,380 821,715 1,095,620 1,150,401 1,314,744 1,533,868 1,586,760 1,643,430 1,917,335 2,191,240 2,300,802 3,067,736 3,286,860 3,834,670 4,601,604 5,752,005 6,573,720 7,669,340 9,203,208 11,504,010 15,338,680 23,008,020 and 46,016,040, with no remainder.

Since 46,016,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,016,040, it is a composite number.

More Examples

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