Q: Is 42,254,612 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,254,612 is a composite number.

Why is 42,254,612 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 42,254,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 149 298 596 2,287 4,574 4,619 9,148 9,238 18,476 70,897 141,794 283,588 340,763 681,526 1,363,052 10,563,653 21,127,306 and 42,254,612, with no remainder.

Since 42,254,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,254,612, 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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