Q: Is 42,042,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,042,876 is a composite number.

Why is 42,042,876 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 42,042,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41 82 123 164 246 492 85,453 170,906 256,359 341,812 512,718 1,025,436 3,503,573 7,007,146 10,510,719 14,014,292 21,021,438 and 42,042,876, with no remainder.

Since 42,042,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,042,876, 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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