Q: Is 42,008,658 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,008,658 is a composite number.

Why is 42,008,658 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 42,008,658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 31 38 57 62 93 114 186 589 1,178 1,767 3,534 11,887 23,774 35,661 71,322 225,853 368,497 451,706 677,559 736,994 1,105,491 1,355,118 2,210,982 7,001,443 14,002,886 21,004,329 and 42,008,658, with no remainder.

Since 42,008,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,008,658, 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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