Q: Is 46,446,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,446,624 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 46,446,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 23,039 46,078 69,117 92,156 138,234 161,273 184,312 207,351 276,468 322,546 368,624 414,702 483,819 552,936 645,092 737,248 829,404 967,638 1,105,872 1,290,184 1,451,457 1,658,808 1,935,276 2,211,744 2,580,368 2,902,914 3,317,616 3,870,552 5,160,736 5,805,828 6,635,232 7,741,104 11,611,656 15,482,208 23,223,312 and 46,446,624, with no remainder.

Since 46,446,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,446,624, 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).