Q: Is 42,871,768 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,871,768 is a composite number.

Why is 42,871,768 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 42,871,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 443 886 1,772 3,544 12,097 24,194 48,388 96,776 5,358,971 10,717,942 21,435,884 and 42,871,768, with no remainder.

Since 42,871,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,871,768, 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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