Q: Is 46,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,170 is a composite number.

Why is 46,170 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 46,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 27 30 38 45 54 57 81 90 95 114 135 162 171 190 243 270 285 342 405 486 513 570 810 855 1,026 1,215 1,539 1,710 2,430 2,565 3,078 4,617 5,130 7,695 9,234 15,390 23,085 and 46,170, with no remainder.

Since 46,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,170, 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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