Q: Is 42,336 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,336 is a composite number.

Why is 42,336 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 42,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 72 84 96 98 108 112 126 144 147 168 189 196 216 224 252 288 294 336 378 392 432 441 504 588 672 756 784 864 882 1,008 1,176 1,323 1,512 1,568 1,764 2,016 2,352 2,646 3,024 3,528 4,704 5,292 6,048 7,056 10,584 14,112 21,168 and 42,336, with no remainder.

Since 42,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,336, 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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