Q: Is 42,552,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,552,424 is a composite number.

Why is 42,552,424 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 42,552,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 41 82 164 328 129,733 259,466 518,932 1,037,864 5,319,053 10,638,106 21,276,212 and 42,552,424, with no remainder.

Since 42,552,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,552,424, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 42,552,42242,552,42342,552,42542,552,426
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,552,424:


Ask a Question