Q: Is 42,123,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,123,642 is a composite number.

Why is 42,123,642 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 42,123,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 743 859 1,486 1,718 2,229 2,577 4,458 5,154 8,173 9,449 16,346 18,898 24,519 28,347 49,038 56,694 638,237 1,276,474 1,914,711 3,829,422 7,020,607 14,041,214 21,061,821 and 42,123,642, with no remainder.

Since 42,123,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,123,642, 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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