Q: Is 42,220,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,220,572 is a composite number.

Why is 42,220,572 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 42,220,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 73 146 219 292 438 876 48,197 96,394 144,591 192,788 289,182 578,364 3,518,381 7,036,762 10,555,143 14,073,524 21,110,286 and 42,220,572, with no remainder.

Since 42,220,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,220,572, 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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