Q: Is 42,421,316 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,421,316 is a composite number.

Why is 42,421,316 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 42,421,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 89 116 178 203 356 406 587 623 812 1,174 1,246 2,348 2,492 2,581 4,109 5,162 8,218 10,324 16,436 17,023 18,067 34,046 36,134 52,243 68,092 72,268 104,486 119,161 208,972 238,322 365,701 476,644 731,402 1,462,804 1,515,047 3,030,094 6,060,188 10,605,329 21,210,658 and 42,421,316, with no remainder.

Since 42,421,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,421,316, 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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