Q: Is 42,257,716 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,257,716 is a composite number.

Why is 42,257,716 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 42,257,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 23 34 41 46 68 82 92 164 391 659 697 782 943 1,318 1,394 1,564 1,886 2,636 2,788 3,772 11,203 15,157 16,031 22,406 27,019 30,314 32,062 44,812 54,038 60,628 64,124 108,076 257,669 459,323 515,338 621,437 918,646 1,030,676 1,242,874 1,837,292 2,485,748 10,564,429 21,128,858 and 42,257,716, with no remainder.

Since 42,257,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,257,716, 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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