Q: Is 46,472,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,472,240 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 46,472,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 61 80 89 107 122 178 214 244 305 356 428 445 488 535 610 712 856 890 976 1,070 1,220 1,424 1,712 1,780 2,140 2,440 3,560 4,280 4,880 5,429 6,527 7,120 8,560 9,523 10,858 13,054 19,046 21,716 26,108 27,145 32,635 38,092 43,432 47,615 52,216 54,290 65,270 76,184 86,864 95,230 104,432 108,580 130,540 152,368 190,460 217,160 261,080 380,920 434,320 522,160 580,903 761,840 1,161,806 2,323,612 2,904,515 4,647,224 5,809,030 9,294,448 11,618,060 23,236,120 and 46,472,240, with no remainder.

Since 46,472,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,472,240, 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).