Q: Is 42,286,668 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,286,668 is a composite number.

Why is 42,286,668 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 42,286,668 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 181 362 543 724 1,086 2,172 19,469 38,938 58,407 77,876 116,814 233,628 3,523,889 7,047,778 10,571,667 14,095,556 21,143,334 and 42,286,668, with no remainder.

Since 42,286,668 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,286,668, 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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