Q: Is 46,642,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,642,500 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 46,642,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 125 135 150 180 225 250 270 300 375 450 500 540 625 675 691 750 900 1,125 1,250 1,350 1,382 1,500 1,875 2,073 2,250 2,500 2,700 2,764 3,375 3,455 3,750 4,146 4,500 5,625 6,219 6,750 6,910 7,500 8,292 10,365 11,250 12,438 13,500 13,820 16,875 17,275 18,657 20,730 22,500 24,876 31,095 33,750 34,550 37,314 41,460 51,825 62,190 67,500 69,100 74,628 86,375 93,285 103,650 124,380 155,475 172,750 186,570 207,300 259,125 310,950 345,500 373,140 431,875 466,425 518,250 621,900 777,375 863,750 932,850 1,036,500 1,295,625 1,554,750 1,727,500 1,865,700 2,332,125 2,591,250 3,109,500 3,886,875 4,664,250 5,182,500 7,773,750 9,328,500 11,660,625 15,547,500 23,321,250 and 46,642,500, with no remainder.

Since 46,642,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,642,500, 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).