Q: Is 42,552,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,552,536 is a composite number.

Why is 42,552,536 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 42,552,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 619 661 1,238 1,322 2,476 2,644 4,952 5,288 8,047 8,593 16,094 17,186 32,188 34,372 64,376 68,744 409,159 818,318 1,636,636 3,273,272 5,319,067 10,638,134 21,276,268 and 42,552,536, with no remainder.

Since 42,552,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,552,536, 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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