Q: Is 42,463,796 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,463,796 is a composite number.

Why is 42,463,796 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 42,463,796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 67 83 92 134 166 268 332 1,541 1,909 3,082 3,818 5,561 6,164 6,889 7,636 11,122 13,778 22,244 27,556 127,903 158,447 255,806 316,894 461,563 511,612 633,788 923,126 1,846,252 10,615,949 21,231,898 and 42,463,796, with no remainder.

Since 42,463,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,463,796, 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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