Q: Is 42,424,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,424,864 is a composite number.

Why is 42,424,864 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 42,424,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 32 62 124 248 496 992 42,767 85,534 171,068 342,136 684,272 1,325,777 1,368,544 2,651,554 5,303,108 10,606,216 21,212,432 and 42,424,864, with no remainder.

Since 42,424,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,424,864, 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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