Q: Is 42,345,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,345,538 is a composite number.

Why is 42,345,538 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 42,345,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 37 41 74 82 629 697 821 1,258 1,394 1,517 1,642 3,034 13,957 25,789 27,914 30,377 33,661 51,578 60,754 67,322 516,409 572,237 1,032,818 1,144,474 1,245,457 2,490,914 21,172,769 and 42,345,538, with no remainder.

Since 42,345,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,345,538, 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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