Q: Is 42,254,862 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,254,862 is a composite number.

Why is 42,254,862 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 42,254,862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 271 542 813 1,626 1,999 3,523 3,998 5,997 7,046 10,569 11,994 21,138 25,987 51,974 77,961 155,922 541,729 1,083,458 1,625,187 3,250,374 7,042,477 14,084,954 21,127,431 and 42,254,862, with no remainder.

Since 42,254,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,254,862, 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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