Q: Is 42,331,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,331,132 is a composite number.

Why is 42,331,132 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 42,331,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 127 254 508 2,921 3,623 5,842 7,246 11,684 14,492 83,329 166,658 333,316 460,121 920,242 1,840,484 10,582,783 21,165,566 and 42,331,132, with no remainder.

Since 42,331,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,331,132, 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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