Q: Is 42,997,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,997,496 is a composite number.

Why is 42,997,496 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 42,997,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 281 562 617 1,124 1,234 2,248 2,468 4,936 8,711 17,422 19,127 34,844 38,254 69,688 76,508 153,016 173,377 346,754 693,508 1,387,016 5,374,687 10,749,374 21,498,748 and 42,997,496, with no remainder.

Since 42,997,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,997,496, 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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