Q: Is 42,204,426 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,204,426 is a composite number.

Why is 42,204,426 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 42,204,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 157 314 471 942 1,727 3,454 4,073 5,181 8,146 10,362 12,219 24,438 44,803 89,606 134,409 268,818 639,461 1,278,922 1,918,383 3,836,766 7,034,071 14,068,142 21,102,213 and 42,204,426, with no remainder.

Since 42,204,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,204,426, 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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