Q: Is 42,273,678 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,273,678 is a composite number.

Why is 42,273,678 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 42,273,678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 306,331 612,662 918,993 1,837,986 7,045,613 14,091,226 21,136,839 and 42,273,678, with no remainder.

Since 42,273,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,273,678, 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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