Q: Is 46,231,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,231,552 is a composite number.

Why is 46,231,552 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 46,231,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1,024 2,048 4,096 11,287 22,574 45,148 90,296 180,592 361,184 722,368 1,444,736 2,889,472 5,778,944 11,557,888 23,115,776 and 46,231,552, with no remainder.

Since 46,231,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,231,552, 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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