Q: Is 42,172,176 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,172,176 is a composite number.

Why is 42,172,176 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 42,172,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 167 334 501 668 1,002 1,336 2,004 2,672 4,008 5,261 8,016 10,522 15,783 21,044 31,566 42,088 63,132 84,176 126,264 252,528 878,587 1,757,174 2,635,761 3,514,348 5,271,522 7,028,696 10,543,044 14,057,392 21,086,088 and 42,172,176, with no remainder.

Since 42,172,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,172,176, 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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