Q: Is 55,073,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,073,242 is a composite number.

Why is 55,073,242 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 55,073,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 37 74 259 518 106,319 212,638 744,233 1,488,466 3,933,803 7,867,606 27,536,621 and 55,073,242, with no remainder.

Since 55,073,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,073,242, 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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