Q: Is 42,131,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,131,238 is a composite number.

Why is 42,131,238 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 42,131,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,399 2,927 4,798 5,854 7,197 8,781 14,394 17,562 7,021,873 14,043,746 21,065,619 and 42,131,238, with no remainder.

Since 42,131,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,131,238, 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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