Q: Is 42,140,802 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,140,802 is a composite number.

Why is 42,140,802 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 42,140,802 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 103 206 309 618 1,133 2,266 3,399 6,199 6,798 12,398 18,597 37,194 68,189 136,378 204,567 409,134 638,497 1,276,994 1,915,491 3,830,982 7,023,467 14,046,934 21,070,401 and 42,140,802, with no remainder.

Since 42,140,802 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,140,802, 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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