Q: Is 42,012,674 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,012,674 is a composite number.

Why is 42,012,674 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 42,012,674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 79 158 253 506 869 1,051 1,738 1,817 2,102 3,634 11,561 19,987 23,122 24,173 39,974 48,346 83,029 166,058 265,903 531,806 913,319 1,826,638 1,909,667 3,819,334 21,006,337 and 42,012,674, with no remainder.

Since 42,012,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,012,674, 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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