Q: Is 42,023,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,023,142 is a composite number.

Why is 42,023,142 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 42,023,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 333,517 667,034 1,000,551 2,001,102 2,334,619 3,001,653 4,669,238 6,003,306 7,003,857 14,007,714 21,011,571 and 42,023,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,023,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,023,142, 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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