Q: Is 42,177,016 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,177,016 is a composite number.

Why is 42,177,016 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 42,177,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 753,161 1,506,322 3,012,644 5,272,127 6,025,288 10,544,254 21,088,508 and 42,177,016, with no remainder.

Since 42,177,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,177,016, 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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