Q: Is 46,099,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,099,900 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 46,099,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 140 154 175 220 275 308 350 385 550 700 770 1,100 1,540 1,925 3,850 5,987 7,700 11,974 23,948 29,935 41,909 59,870 65,857 83,818 119,740 131,714 149,675 167,636 209,545 263,428 299,350 329,285 419,090 460,999 598,700 658,570 838,180 921,998 1,047,725 1,317,140 1,646,425 1,843,996 2,095,450 2,304,995 3,292,850 4,190,900 4,609,990 6,585,700 9,219,980 11,524,975 23,049,950 and 46,099,900, with no remainder.

Since 46,099,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,099,900, 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).