Q: Is 42,272,458 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,272,458 is a composite number.

Why is 42,272,458 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 42,272,458 can be evenly divided by 1 2 47 94 127 254 3,541 5,969 7,082 11,938 166,427 332,854 449,707 899,414 21,136,229 and 42,272,458, with no remainder.

Since 42,272,458 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,272,458, 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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