Q: Is 42,172,218 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,172,218 is a composite number.

Why is 42,172,218 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 42,172,218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 594 70,997 141,994 212,991 425,982 638,973 780,967 1,277,946 1,561,934 1,916,919 2,342,901 3,833,838 4,685,802 7,028,703 14,057,406 21,086,109 and 42,172,218, with no remainder.

Since 42,172,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,172,218, 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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