Q: Is 42,038,854 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,038,854 is a composite number.

Why is 42,038,854 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 42,038,854 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 286 146,989 293,978 1,616,879 1,910,857 3,233,758 3,821,714 21,019,427 and 42,038,854, with no remainder.

Since 42,038,854 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,038,854, 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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