Q: Is 46,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,728 is a composite number.

Why is 46,728 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 46,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 59 66 72 88 99 118 132 177 198 236 264 354 396 472 531 649 708 792 1,062 1,298 1,416 1,947 2,124 2,596 3,894 4,248 5,192 5,841 7,788 11,682 15,576 23,364 and 46,728, with no remainder.

Since 46,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,728, 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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