Q: Is 42,217,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,217,624 is a composite number.

Why is 42,217,624 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 42,217,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,459 2,918 3,617 5,836 7,234 11,672 14,468 28,936 5,277,203 10,554,406 21,108,812 and 42,217,624, with no remainder.

Since 42,217,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,217,624, 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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