Q: Is 42,426,516 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,426,516 is a composite number.

Why is 42,426,516 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 42,426,516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 321,413 642,826 964,239 1,285,652 1,928,478 3,535,543 3,856,956 7,071,086 10,606,629 14,142,172 21,213,258 and 42,426,516, with no remainder.

Since 42,426,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,426,516, 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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