Q: Is 46,587,123 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,587,123 is a composite number.

Why is 46,587,123 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 46,587,123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 27 33 51 99 153 187 297 459 561 1,683 5,049 9,227 27,681 83,043 101,497 156,859 249,129 304,491 470,577 913,473 1,411,731 1,725,449 2,740,419 4,235,193 5,176,347 15,529,041 and 46,587,123, with no remainder.

Since 46,587,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,587,123, 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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