Q: Is 42,239,628 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,239,628 is a composite number.

Why is 42,239,628 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 42,239,628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 306 612 69,019 138,038 207,057 276,076 414,114 621,171 828,228 1,173,323 1,242,342 2,346,646 2,484,684 3,519,969 4,693,292 7,039,938 10,559,907 14,079,876 21,119,814 and 42,239,628, with no remainder.

Since 42,239,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,239,628, 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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