Q: Is 42,537,564 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,537,564 is a composite number.

Why is 42,537,564 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 42,537,564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 101 202 303 404 606 909 1,212 1,818 3,636 11,699 23,398 35,097 46,796 70,194 105,291 140,388 210,582 421,164 1,181,599 2,363,198 3,544,797 4,726,396 7,089,594 10,634,391 14,179,188 21,268,782 and 42,537,564, with no remainder.

Since 42,537,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,537,564, 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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