Q: Is 42,015,162 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,015,162 is a composite number.

Why is 42,015,162 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 42,015,162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 97 194 291 582 679 1,358 2,037 4,074 10,313 20,626 30,939 61,878 72,191 144,382 216,573 433,146 1,000,361 2,000,722 3,001,083 6,002,166 7,002,527 14,005,054 21,007,581 and 42,015,162, with no remainder.

Since 42,015,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,015,162, 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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