Q: Is 42,115,254 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,115,254 is a composite number.

Why is 42,115,254 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 42,115,254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 61 69 122 138 183 366 1,403 2,806 4,209 5,003 8,418 10,006 15,009 30,018 115,069 230,138 305,183 345,207 610,366 690,414 915,549 1,831,098 7,019,209 14,038,418 21,057,627 and 42,115,254, with no remainder.

Since 42,115,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,115,254, 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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