Q: Is 46,242,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,242,300 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 46,242,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 71 75 78 100 130 142 150 156 167 195 213 260 284 300 325 334 355 390 426 501 650 668 710 780 835 852 923 975 1,002 1,065 1,300 1,420 1,670 1,775 1,846 1,950 2,004 2,130 2,171 2,505 2,769 3,340 3,550 3,692 3,900 4,175 4,260 4,342 4,615 5,010 5,325 5,538 6,513 7,100 8,350 8,684 9,230 10,020 10,650 10,855 11,076 11,857 12,525 13,026 13,845 16,700 18,460 21,300 21,710 23,075 23,714 25,050 26,052 27,690 32,565 35,571 43,420 46,150 47,428 50,100 54,275 55,380 59,285 65,130 69,225 71,142 92,300 108,550 118,570 130,260 138,450 142,284 154,141 162,825 177,855 217,100 237,140 276,900 296,425 308,282 325,650 355,710 462,423 592,850 616,564 651,300 711,420 770,705 889,275 924,846 1,185,700 1,541,410 1,778,550 1,849,692 2,312,115 3,082,820 3,557,100 3,853,525 4,624,230 7,707,050 9,248,460 11,560,575 15,414,100 23,121,150 and 46,242,300, with no remainder.

Since 46,242,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,242,300, 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).