Q: Is 46,442,253 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,442,253 is a composite number.

Why is 46,442,253 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 46,442,253 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 29 33 39 87 143 319 377 429 957 1,131 3,733 4,147 11,199 12,441 41,063 48,529 108,257 123,189 145,587 324,771 533,819 1,190,827 1,407,341 1,601,457 3,572,481 4,222,023 15,480,751 and 46,442,253, with no remainder.

Since 46,442,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,442,253, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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