Q: Is 46,338,435 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,338,435 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 46,338,435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 13 15 19 33 39 45 55 57 65 95 99 117 143 165 171 195 209 247 285 379 429 495 585 627 715 741 855 1,045 1,137 1,235 1,287 1,881 1,895 2,145 2,223 2,717 3,135 3,411 3,705 4,169 4,927 5,685 6,435 7,201 8,151 9,405 11,115 12,507 13,585 14,781 17,055 20,845 21,603 24,453 24,635 36,005 37,521 40,755 44,343 54,197 62,535 64,809 73,905 79,211 93,613 108,015 122,265 162,591 187,605 221,715 237,633 270,985 280,839 324,045 396,055 468,065 487,773 712,899 812,955 842,517 1,029,743 1,188,165 1,404,195 2,438,865 3,089,229 3,564,495 4,212,585 5,148,715 9,267,687 15,446,145 and 46,338,435, with no remainder.

Since 46,338,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,338,435, 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).