Q: Is 42,402,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,402,724 is a composite number.

Why is 42,402,724 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 42,402,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 182 364 116,491 232,982 465,964 815,437 1,514,383 1,630,874 3,028,766 3,261,748 6,057,532 10,600,681 21,201,362 and 42,402,724, with no remainder.

Since 42,402,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,402,724, 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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