Q: Is 42,099,078 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,099,078 is a composite number.

Why is 42,099,078 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 42,099,078 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,002,359 2,004,718 3,007,077 6,014,154 7,016,513 14,033,026 21,049,539 and 42,099,078, with no remainder.

Since 42,099,078 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,099,078, 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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