Q: Is 42,423,656 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,423,656 is a composite number.

Why is 42,423,656 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 42,423,656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 19 22 38 44 76 88 152 209 418 836 1,672 25,373 50,746 101,492 202,984 279,103 482,087 558,206 964,174 1,116,412 1,928,348 2,232,824 3,856,696 5,302,957 10,605,914 21,211,828 and 42,423,656, with no remainder.

Since 42,423,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,423,656, 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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