Q: Is 40,426,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,426,542 is a composite number.

Why is 40,426,542 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 40,426,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 31 39 62 78 93 117 186 234 279 403 558 806 1,209 2,418 3,627 5,573 7,254 11,146 16,719 33,438 50,157 72,449 100,314 144,898 172,763 217,347 345,526 434,694 518,289 652,041 1,036,578 1,304,082 1,554,867 2,245,919 3,109,734 4,491,838 6,737,757 13,475,514 20,213,271 and 40,426,542, with no remainder.

Since 40,426,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,426,542, 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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