Q: Is 42,141,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,141,248 is a composite number.

Why is 42,141,248 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 42,141,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 523 1,046 1,259 2,092 2,518 4,184 5,036 8,368 10,072 16,736 20,144 33,472 40,288 80,576 658,457 1,316,914 2,633,828 5,267,656 10,535,312 21,070,624 and 42,141,248, with no remainder.

Since 42,141,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,141,248, 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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