Q: Is 42,536,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,536,428 is a composite number.

Why is 42,536,428 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 42,536,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 193 386 772 2,123 4,246 5,009 8,492 10,018 20,036 55,099 110,198 220,396 966,737 1,933,474 3,866,948 10,634,107 21,268,214 and 42,536,428, with no remainder.

Since 42,536,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,536,428, 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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