Q: Is 42,724,554 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,724,554 is a composite number.

Why is 42,724,554 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 42,724,554 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,831 3,662 3,889 5,493 7,778 10,986 11,667 23,334 7,120,759 14,241,518 21,362,277 and 42,724,554, with no remainder.

Since 42,724,554 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,724,554, 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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