Q: Is 42,231,178 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,231,178 is a composite number.

Why is 42,231,178 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 42,231,178 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 109 121 218 242 1,199 1,601 2,398 3,202 13,189 17,611 26,378 35,222 174,509 193,721 349,018 387,442 1,919,599 3,839,198 21,115,589 and 42,231,178, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,178 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,178, 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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