Q: Is 46,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,800 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 46,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 30 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 60 65 72 75 78 80 90 100 104 117 120 130 144 150 156 180 195 200 208 225 234 240 260 300 312 325 360 390 400 450 468 520 585 600 624 650 720 780 900 936 975 1,040 1,170 1,200 1,300 1,560 1,800 1,872 1,950 2,340 2,600 2,925 3,120 3,600 3,900 4,680 5,200 5,850 7,800 9,360 11,700 15,600 23,400 and 46,800, with no remainder.

Since 46,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,800, 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).