Q: Is 42,212,274 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,212,274 is a composite number.

Why is 42,212,274 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 42,212,274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 53 78 106 159 318 689 1,378 2,067 4,134 10,211 20,422 30,633 61,266 132,743 265,486 398,229 541,183 796,458 1,082,366 1,623,549 3,247,098 7,035,379 14,070,758 21,106,137 and 42,212,274, with no remainder.

Since 42,212,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,212,274, 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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