Q: Is 46,472,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,472,650 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 46,472,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 23 25 35 46 50 70 115 161 175 230 251 322 350 502 529 575 805 1,058 1,150 1,255 1,610 1,757 2,510 2,645 3,514 3,703 4,025 5,290 5,773 6,275 7,406 8,050 8,785 11,546 12,550 13,225 17,570 18,515 26,450 28,865 37,030 40,411 43,925 57,730 80,822 87,850 92,575 132,779 144,325 185,150 202,055 265,558 288,650 404,110 663,895 929,453 1,010,275 1,327,790 1,858,906 2,020,550 3,319,475 4,647,265 6,638,950 9,294,530 23,236,325 and 46,472,650, with no remainder.

Since 46,472,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,472,650, 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).