Q: Is 42,643,616 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,643,616 is a composite number.

Why is 42,643,616 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 42,643,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 43 68 86 136 172 272 344 544 688 731 1,376 1,462 1,823 2,924 3,646 5,848 7,292 11,696 14,584 23,392 29,168 30,991 58,336 61,982 78,389 123,964 156,778 247,928 313,556 495,856 627,112 991,712 1,254,224 1,332,613 2,508,448 2,665,226 5,330,452 10,660,904 21,321,808 and 42,643,616, with no remainder.

Since 42,643,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,643,616, 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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