Q: Is 42,220,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,220,552 is a composite number.

Why is 42,220,552 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 42,220,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 37 44 74 88 148 296 407 814 1,628 3,256 12,967 25,934 51,868 103,736 142,637 285,274 479,779 570,548 959,558 1,141,096 1,919,116 3,838,232 5,277,569 10,555,138 21,110,276 and 42,220,552, with no remainder.

Since 42,220,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,220,552, 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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