Q: Is 42,882,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,882,856 is a composite number.

Why is 42,882,856 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 42,882,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 529 1,058 2,116 4,232 10,133 20,266 40,532 81,064 233,059 466,118 932,236 1,864,472 5,360,357 10,720,714 21,441,428 and 42,882,856, with no remainder.

Since 42,882,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,882,856, 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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