Q: Is 42,729,616 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,729,616 is a composite number.

Why is 42,729,616 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 42,729,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 172 173 344 346 359 688 692 718 1,384 1,436 2,768 2,872 5,744 7,439 14,878 15,437 29,756 30,874 59,512 61,748 62,107 119,024 123,496 124,214 246,992 248,428 496,856 993,712 2,670,601 5,341,202 10,682,404 21,364,808 and 42,729,616, with no remainder.

Since 42,729,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,729,616, 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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