Q: Is 46,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,872 is a composite number.

Why is 46,872 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 46,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 31 36 42 54 56 62 63 72 84 93 108 124 126 168 186 189 216 217 248 252 279 372 378 434 504 558 651 744 756 837 868 1,116 1,302 1,512 1,674 1,736 1,953 2,232 2,604 3,348 3,906 5,208 5,859 6,696 7,812 11,718 15,624 23,436 and 46,872, with no remainder.

Since 46,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,872, 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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