Q: Is 46,224 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,224 is a composite number.

Why is 46,224 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 46,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 107 108 144 214 216 321 428 432 642 856 963 1,284 1,712 1,926 2,568 2,889 3,852 5,136 5,778 7,704 11,556 15,408 23,112 and 46,224, with no remainder.

Since 46,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,224, 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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