Q: Is 42,715,016 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,715,016 is a composite number.

Why is 42,715,016 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 42,715,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 89 136 178 356 712 1,513 3,026 3,529 6,052 7,058 12,104 14,116 28,232 59,993 119,986 239,972 314,081 479,944 628,162 1,256,324 2,512,648 5,339,377 10,678,754 21,357,508 and 42,715,016, with no remainder.

Since 42,715,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,715,016, 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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