Q: Is 46,400,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,400,040 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 46,400,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 1,080 1,620 3,240 14,321 28,642 42,963 57,284 71,605 85,926 114,568 128,889 143,210 171,852 214,815 257,778 286,420 343,704 386,667 429,630 515,556 572,840 644,445 773,334 859,260 1,031,112 1,160,001 1,288,890 1,546,668 1,718,520 1,933,335 2,320,002 2,577,780 3,093,336 3,866,670 4,640,004 5,155,560 5,800,005 7,733,340 9,280,008 11,600,010 15,466,680 23,200,020 and 46,400,040, with no remainder.

Since 46,400,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,400,040, 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).