Q: Is 42,377,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,377,132 is a composite number.

Why is 42,377,132 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 42,377,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 23 28 46 92 161 322 529 644 1,058 2,116 2,861 3,703 5,722 7,406 11,444 14,812 20,027 40,054 65,803 80,108 131,606 263,212 460,621 921,242 1,513,469 1,842,484 3,026,938 6,053,876 10,594,283 21,188,566 and 42,377,132, with no remainder.

Since 42,377,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,377,132, 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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