Q: Is 42,071,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,071,372 is a composite number.

Why is 42,071,372 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 42,071,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 43 83 86 166 172 301 332 421 581 602 842 1,162 1,204 1,684 2,324 2,947 3,569 5,894 7,138 11,788 14,276 18,103 24,983 34,943 36,206 49,966 69,886 72,412 99,932 126,721 139,772 244,601 253,442 489,202 506,884 978,404 1,502,549 3,005,098 6,010,196 10,517,843 21,035,686 and 42,071,372, with no remainder.

Since 42,071,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,071,372, 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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