Q: Is 42,215,328 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,215,328 is a composite number.

Why is 42,215,328 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 42,215,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 146,581 293,162 439,743 586,324 879,486 1,172,648 1,319,229 1,758,972 2,345,296 2,638,458 3,517,944 4,690,592 5,276,916 7,035,888 10,553,832 14,071,776 21,107,664 and 42,215,328, with no remainder.

Since 42,215,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,215,328, 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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