Q: Is 42,294 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,294 is a composite number.

Why is 42,294 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 42,294 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 53 57 106 114 133 159 266 318 371 399 742 798 1,007 1,113 2,014 2,226 3,021 6,042 7,049 14,098 21,147 and 42,294, with no remainder.

Since 42,294 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,294, 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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