Q: Is 46,860 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,860 is a composite number.

Why is 46,860 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 46,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 71 110 132 142 165 213 220 284 330 355 426 660 710 781 852 1,065 1,420 1,562 2,130 2,343 3,124 3,905 4,260 4,686 7,810 9,372 11,715 15,620 23,430 and 46,860, with no remainder.

Since 46,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,860, 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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