Q: Is 42,359,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,359,216 is a composite number.

Why is 42,359,216 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 42,359,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 83 166 167 191 332 334 382 664 668 764 1,328 1,336 1,528 2,672 3,056 13,861 15,853 27,722 31,706 31,897 55,444 63,412 63,794 110,888 126,824 127,588 221,776 253,648 255,176 510,352 2,647,451 5,294,902 10,589,804 21,179,608 and 42,359,216, with no remainder.

Since 42,359,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,359,216, 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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