Q: Is 46,579,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,579,480 is a composite number.

Why is 46,579,480 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 46,579,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 271 542 1,084 1,355 2,168 2,710 4,297 5,420 8,594 10,840 17,188 21,485 34,376 42,970 85,940 171,880 1,164,487 2,328,974 4,657,948 5,822,435 9,315,896 11,644,870 23,289,740 and 46,579,480, with no remainder.

Since 46,579,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,579,480, 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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