Q: Is 42,106,412 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,106,412 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 42,106,412 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 118 236 178,417 356,834 713,668 10,526,603 21,053,206 and 42,106,412, with no remainder.

Since 42,106,412 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,106,412, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).