Q: Is 46,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 46,944 is a composite number.

Why is 46,944 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 46,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 163 288 326 489 652 978 1,304 1,467 1,956 2,608 2,934 3,912 5,216 5,868 7,824 11,736 15,648 23,472 and 46,944, with no remainder.

Since 46,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,944, 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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