Q: Is 42,142,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,142,624 is a composite number.

Why is 42,142,624 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 42,142,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 46 92 184 368 736 57,259 114,518 229,036 458,072 916,144 1,316,957 1,832,288 2,633,914 5,267,828 10,535,656 21,071,312 and 42,142,624, with no remainder.

Since 42,142,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,142,624, 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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