Q: Is 42,242,466 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,242,466 is a composite number.

Why is 42,242,466 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 42,242,466 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 59 118 177 354 413 826 1,239 2,478 17,047 34,094 51,141 102,282 119,329 238,658 357,987 715,974 1,005,773 2,011,546 3,017,319 6,034,638 7,040,411 14,080,822 21,121,233 and 42,242,466, with no remainder.

Since 42,242,466 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,242,466, 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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