Q: Is 46,140,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,140,738 is a composite number.

Why is 46,140,738 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 46,140,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 331 662 993 1,986 2,317 3,319 4,634 6,638 6,951 9,957 13,902 19,914 23,233 46,466 69,699 139,398 1,098,589 2,197,178 3,295,767 6,591,534 7,690,123 15,380,246 23,070,369 and 46,140,738, with no remainder.

Since 46,140,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,140,738, 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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