Q: Is 42,228 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,228 is a composite number.

Why is 42,228 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 42,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 23 27 34 36 46 51 54 68 69 92 102 108 138 153 204 207 276 306 391 414 459 612 621 782 828 918 1,173 1,242 1,564 1,836 2,346 2,484 3,519 4,692 7,038 10,557 14,076 21,114 and 42,228, with no remainder.

Since 42,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,228, 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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