Q: Is 46,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 46,200 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 46,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 24 25 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 50 55 56 60 66 70 75 77 84 88 100 105 110 120 132 140 150 154 165 168 175 200 210 220 231 264 275 280 300 308 330 350 385 420 440 462 525 550 600 616 660 700 770 825 840 924 1,050 1,100 1,155 1,320 1,400 1,540 1,650 1,848 1,925 2,100 2,200 2,310 3,080 3,300 3,850 4,200 4,620 5,775 6,600 7,700 9,240 11,550 15,400 23,100 and 46,200, with no remainder.

Since 46,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,200, 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).