Q: Is 42,101,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,101,142 is a composite number.

Why is 42,101,142 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 42,101,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 149 298 447 894 47,093 94,186 141,279 282,558 7,016,857 14,033,714 21,050,571 and 42,101,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,101,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,101,142, 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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