Q: Is 46,432,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,432,224 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 46,432,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 61 72 96 108 122 144 183 216 244 288 366 432 488 549 732 864 881 976 1,098 1,464 1,647 1,762 1,952 2,196 2,643 2,928 3,294 3,524 4,392 5,286 5,856 6,588 7,048 7,929 8,784 10,572 13,176 14,096 15,858 17,568 21,144 23,787 26,352 28,192 31,716 42,288 47,574 52,704 53,741 63,432 84,576 95,148 107,482 126,864 161,223 190,296 214,964 253,728 322,446 380,592 429,928 483,669 644,892 761,184 859,856 967,338 1,289,784 1,451,007 1,719,712 1,934,676 2,579,568 2,902,014 3,869,352 5,159,136 5,804,028 7,738,704 11,608,056 15,477,408 23,216,112 and 46,432,224, with no remainder.

Since 46,432,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,432,224, 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).