Q: Is 42,357,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,357,936 is a composite number.

Why is 42,357,936 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 42,357,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 67 134 201 268 402 536 804 1,072 1,608 3,216 13,171 26,342 39,513 52,684 79,026 105,368 158,052 210,736 316,104 632,208 882,457 1,764,914 2,647,371 3,529,828 5,294,742 7,059,656 10,589,484 14,119,312 21,178,968 and 42,357,936, with no remainder.

Since 42,357,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,357,936, 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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