Q: Is 42,397,768 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,397,768 is a composite number.

Why is 42,397,768 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 42,397,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 29 56 58 116 203 232 406 812 1,624 26,107 52,214 104,428 182,749 208,856 365,498 730,996 757,103 1,461,992 1,514,206 3,028,412 5,299,721 6,056,824 10,599,442 21,198,884 and 42,397,768, with no remainder.

Since 42,397,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,397,768, 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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