Q: Is 42,022,734 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,022,734 is a composite number.

Why is 42,022,734 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 42,022,734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 83 166 249 498 1,079 2,158 3,237 6,474 6,491 12,982 19,473 38,946 84,383 168,766 253,149 506,298 538,753 1,077,506 1,616,259 3,232,518 7,003,789 14,007,578 21,011,367 and 42,022,734, with no remainder.

Since 42,022,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,022,734, 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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