Q: Is 42,260,246 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,260,246 is a composite number.

Why is 42,260,246 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 42,260,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 49 98 161 322 1,127 2,254 18,749 37,498 131,243 262,486 431,227 862,454 918,701 1,837,402 3,018,589 6,037,178 21,130,123 and 42,260,246, with no remainder.

Since 42,260,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,260,246, 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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