Q: Is 42,462,732 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,462,732 is a composite number.

Why is 42,462,732 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 42,462,732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 293 586 879 929 1,172 1,758 1,858 2,787 3,516 3,716 3,809 5,574 7,618 11,148 11,427 12,077 15,236 22,854 24,154 36,231 45,708 48,308 72,462 144,924 272,197 544,394 816,591 1,088,788 1,633,182 3,266,364 3,538,561 7,077,122 10,615,683 14,154,244 21,231,366 and 42,462,732, with no remainder.

Since 42,462,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,462,732, 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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