Q: Is 42,240,544 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,240,544 is a composite number.

Why is 42,240,544 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 42,240,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 661 1,322 1,997 2,644 3,994 5,288 7,988 10,576 15,976 21,152 31,952 63,904 1,320,017 2,640,034 5,280,068 10,560,136 21,120,272 and 42,240,544, with no remainder.

Since 42,240,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,240,544, 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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