Q: Is 46,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,992 is a composite number.

Why is 46,992 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 46,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 89 132 176 178 264 267 356 528 534 712 979 1,068 1,424 1,958 2,136 2,937 3,916 4,272 5,874 7,832 11,748 15,664 23,496 and 46,992, with no remainder.

Since 46,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,992, 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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