Q: Is 42,246,344 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,246,344 is a composite number.

Why is 42,246,344 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 42,246,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 754,399 1,508,798 3,017,596 5,280,793 6,035,192 10,561,586 21,123,172 and 42,246,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,246,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246,344, 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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