Q: Is 42,020,258 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,020,258 is a composite number.

Why is 42,020,258 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 42,020,258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 79 158 553 1,106 37,993 75,986 265,951 531,902 3,001,447 6,002,894 21,010,129 and 42,020,258, with no remainder.

Since 42,020,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,020,258, 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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