Q: Is 40,856,579 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,856,579 is a composite number.

Why is 40,856,579 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 40,856,579 can be evenly divided by 1 23 43 109 379 989 2,507 4,687 8,717 16,297 41,311 107,801 374,831 950,153 1,776,373 and 40,856,579, with no remainder.

Since 40,856,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,856,579, 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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