Q: Is 42,227,412 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,227,412 is a composite number.

Why is 42,227,412 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 42,227,412 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 83 166 249 332 498 996 42,397 84,794 127,191 169,588 254,382 508,764 3,518,951 7,037,902 10,556,853 14,075,804 21,113,706 and 42,227,412, with no remainder.

Since 42,227,412 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,227,412, 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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