Q: Is 46,664,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,664,660 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 46,664,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 49 68 70 85 98 119 140 170 196 238 245 340 476 490 595 833 980 1,190 1,666 2,380 2,801 3,332 4,165 5,602 8,330 11,204 14,005 16,660 19,607 28,010 39,214 47,617 56,020 78,428 95,234 98,035 137,249 190,468 196,070 238,085 274,498 333,319 392,140 476,170 548,996 666,638 686,245 952,340 1,333,276 1,372,490 1,666,595 2,333,233 2,744,980 3,333,190 4,666,466 6,666,380 9,332,932 11,666,165 23,332,330 and 46,664,660, with no remainder.

Since 46,664,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,664,660, 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).