Q: Is 42,197,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,197,504 is a composite number.

Why is 42,197,504 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 42,197,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 73 128 146 256 292 512 584 1,129 1,168 2,258 2,336 4,516 4,672 9,032 9,344 18,064 18,688 36,128 37,376 72,256 82,417 144,512 164,834 289,024 329,668 578,048 659,336 1,318,672 2,637,344 5,274,688 10,549,376 21,098,752 and 42,197,504, with no remainder.

Since 42,197,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,197,504, 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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