Q: Is 42,608,524 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,608,524 is a composite number.

Why is 42,608,524 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 42,608,524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 269 538 1,076 1,883 3,766 5,657 7,532 11,314 22,628 39,599 79,198 158,396 1,521,733 3,043,466 6,086,932 10,652,131 21,304,262 and 42,608,524, with no remainder.

Since 42,608,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,608,524, 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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