Q: Is 42,231,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,231,042 is a composite number.

Why is 42,231,042 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 42,231,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 294 441 882 47,881 95,762 143,643 287,286 335,167 430,929 670,334 861,858 1,005,501 2,011,002 2,346,169 3,016,503 4,692,338 6,033,006 7,038,507 14,077,014 21,115,521 and 42,231,042, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,042, 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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