Q: Is 42,555,656 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,555,656 is a composite number.

Why is 42,555,656 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 42,555,656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 22 26 44 52 88 104 143 286 572 1,144 37,199 74,398 148,796 297,592 409,189 483,587 818,378 967,174 1,636,756 1,934,348 3,273,512 3,868,696 5,319,457 10,638,914 21,277,828 and 42,555,656, with no remainder.

Since 42,555,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,555,656, 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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