Q: Is 42,231,144 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,231,144 is a composite number.

Why is 42,231,144 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 42,231,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 449 898 1,347 1,796 2,694 3,592 3,919 5,388 7,838 10,776 11,757 15,676 23,514 31,352 47,028 94,056 1,759,631 3,519,262 5,278,893 7,038,524 10,557,786 14,077,048 21,115,572 and 42,231,144, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,144, 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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