Q: Is 42,000,426 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,000,426 is a composite number.

Why is 42,000,426 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 42,000,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 239 478 717 751 1,434 1,502 2,151 2,253 3,107 4,302 4,506 6,214 6,759 9,321 9,763 13,518 18,642 19,526 27,963 29,289 55,926 58,578 87,867 175,734 179,489 358,978 538,467 1,076,934 1,615,401 2,333,357 3,230,802 4,666,714 7,000,071 14,000,142 21,000,213 and 42,000,426, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,426, 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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