Q: Is 46,656 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,656 is a composite number.

Why is 46,656 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 46,656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 243 288 324 432 486 576 648 729 864 972 1,296 1,458 1,728 1,944 2,592 2,916 3,888 5,184 5,832 7,776 11,664 15,552 23,328 and 46,656, with no remainder.

Since 46,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,656, 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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