Q: Is 42,031,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,031,072 is a composite number.

Why is 42,031,072 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 42,031,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 68 136 272 544 77,263 154,526 309,052 618,104 1,236,208 1,313,471 2,472,416 2,626,942 5,253,884 10,507,768 21,015,536 and 42,031,072, with no remainder.

Since 42,031,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,031,072, 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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