Q: Is 42,185,908 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,185,908 is a composite number.

Why is 42,185,908 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 42,185,908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 289 578 1,156 36,493 72,986 145,972 620,381 1,240,762 2,481,524 10,546,477 21,092,954 and 42,185,908, with no remainder.

Since 42,185,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,185,908, 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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