Q: Is 42,245,918 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,245,918 is a composite number.

Why is 42,245,918 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 42,245,918 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 17 22 26 34 143 187 221 286 374 442 2,431 4,862 8,689 17,378 95,579 112,957 147,713 191,158 225,914 295,426 1,242,527 1,624,843 1,920,269 2,485,054 3,249,686 3,840,538 21,122,959 and 42,245,918, with no remainder.

Since 42,245,918 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,245,918, 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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