Q: Is 42,728,574 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,728,574 is a composite number.

Why is 42,728,574 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 42,728,574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,017,347 2,034,694 3,052,041 6,104,082 7,121,429 14,242,858 21,364,287 and 42,728,574, with no remainder.

Since 42,728,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,728,574, 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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