Q: Is 42,729,528 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,729,528 is a composite number.

Why is 42,729,528 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 42,729,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 73 87 116 146 174 219 232 292 348 438 584 696 841 876 1,682 1,752 2,117 2,523 3,364 4,234 5,046 6,351 6,728 8,468 10,092 12,702 16,936 20,184 24,389 25,404 48,778 50,808 61,393 73,167 97,556 122,786 146,334 184,179 195,112 245,572 292,668 368,358 491,144 585,336 736,716 1,473,432 1,780,397 3,560,794 5,341,191 7,121,588 10,682,382 14,243,176 21,364,764 and 42,729,528, with no remainder.

Since 42,729,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,729,528, 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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