Q: Is 42,224 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,224 is a composite number.

Why is 42,224 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 42,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 29 52 56 58 91 104 112 116 182 203 208 232 364 377 406 464 728 754 812 1,456 1,508 1,624 2,639 3,016 3,248 5,278 6,032 10,556 21,112 and 42,224, with no remainder.

Since 42,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224, 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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