Q: Is 42,878,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,878,008 is a composite number.

Why is 42,878,008 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 42,878,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 421 439 842 878 1,684 1,756 3,368 3,512 12,209 12,731 24,418 25,462 48,836 50,924 97,672 101,848 184,819 369,638 739,276 1,478,552 5,359,751 10,719,502 21,439,004 and 42,878,008, with no remainder.

Since 42,878,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,878,008, 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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