Q: Is 42,178,344 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,178,344 is a composite number.

Why is 42,178,344 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 42,178,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 169 312 338 507 676 1,014 1,352 2,028 4,056 10,399 20,798 31,197 41,596 62,394 83,192 124,788 135,187 249,576 270,374 405,561 540,748 811,122 1,081,496 1,622,244 1,757,431 3,244,488 3,514,862 5,272,293 7,029,724 10,544,586 14,059,448 21,089,172 and 42,178,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,178,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,178,344, 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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