Q: Is 46,368 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,368 is a composite number.

Why is 46,368 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 46,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 23 24 28 32 36 42 46 48 56 63 69 72 84 92 96 112 126 138 144 161 168 184 207 224 252 276 288 322 336 368 414 483 504 552 644 672 736 828 966 1,008 1,104 1,288 1,449 1,656 1,932 2,016 2,208 2,576 2,898 3,312 3,864 5,152 5,796 6,624 7,728 11,592 15,456 23,184 and 46,368, with no remainder.

Since 46,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,368, 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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