Q: Is 42,132,506 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,132,506 is a composite number.

Why is 42,132,506 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 42,132,506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 659 1,318 2,459 4,918 8,567 17,134 31,967 63,934 1,620,481 3,240,962 21,066,253 and 42,132,506, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,506, 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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