Q: Is 46,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,480 is a composite number.

Why is 46,480 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 46,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 83 112 140 166 280 332 415 560 581 664 830 1,162 1,328 1,660 2,324 2,905 3,320 4,648 5,810 6,640 9,296 11,620 23,240 and 46,480, with no remainder.

Since 46,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,480, 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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