Q: Is 46,317,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,317,450 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 46,317,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 43 50 75 86 129 150 167 215 258 334 430 501 645 835 1,002 1,075 1,290 1,670 1,849 2,150 2,505 3,225 3,698 4,175 5,010 5,547 6,450 7,181 8,350 9,245 11,094 12,525 14,362 18,490 21,543 25,050 27,735 35,905 43,086 46,225 55,470 71,810 92,450 107,715 138,675 179,525 215,430 277,350 308,783 359,050 538,575 617,566 926,349 1,077,150 1,543,915 1,852,698 3,087,830 4,631,745 7,719,575 9,263,490 15,439,150 23,158,725 and 46,317,450, with no remainder.

Since 46,317,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,317,450, 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).