Q: Is 42,131,214 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,131,214 is a composite number.

Why is 42,131,214 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 42,131,214 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 211 422 633 1,266 1,899 3,798 11,093 22,186 33,279 66,558 99,837 199,674 2,340,623 4,681,246 7,021,869 14,043,738 21,065,607 and 42,131,214, with no remainder.

Since 42,131,214 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,131,214, 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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