Q: Is 42,173,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,173,852 is a composite number.

Why is 42,173,852 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 42,173,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 47 73 94 146 188 292 329 439 511 658 878 1,022 1,316 1,756 2,044 3,073 3,431 6,146 6,862 12,292 13,724 20,633 24,017 32,047 41,266 48,034 64,094 82,532 96,068 128,188 144,431 224,329 288,862 448,658 577,724 897,316 1,506,209 3,012,418 6,024,836 10,543,463 21,086,926 and 42,173,852, with no remainder.

Since 42,173,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,173,852, 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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