Q: Is 42,242,262 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,242,262 is a composite number.

Why is 42,242,262 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 42,242,262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 349 698 1,047 2,094 20,173 40,346 60,519 121,038 7,040,377 14,080,754 21,121,131 and 42,242,262, with no remainder.

Since 42,242,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,242,262, 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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