Q: Is 42,311,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,311,504 is a composite number.

Why is 42,311,504 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 42,311,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 155,557 311,114 622,228 1,244,456 2,488,912 2,644,469 5,288,938 10,577,876 21,155,752 and 42,311,504, with no remainder.

Since 42,311,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,311,504, 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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