Q: Is 42,751,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,751,856 is a composite number.

Why is 42,751,856 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 42,751,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 381,713 763,426 1,526,852 2,671,991 3,053,704 5,343,982 6,107,408 10,687,964 21,375,928 and 42,751,856, with no remainder.

Since 42,751,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,751,856, 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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