Q: Is 42,174 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,174 is a composite number.

Why is 42,174 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 42,174 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 71 99 142 198 213 297 426 594 639 781 1,278 1,562 1,917 2,343 3,834 4,686 7,029 14,058 21,087 and 42,174, with no remainder.

Since 42,174 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,174, 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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