Q: Is 42,203,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,203,216 is a composite number.

Why is 42,203,216 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 42,203,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 61 88 122 176 244 488 671 976 1,342 2,684 3,931 5,368 7,862 10,736 15,724 31,448 43,241 62,896 86,482 172,964 239,791 345,928 479,582 691,856 959,164 1,918,328 2,637,701 3,836,656 5,275,402 10,550,804 21,101,608 and 42,203,216, with no remainder.

Since 42,203,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,203,216, 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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