Q: Is 42,341,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,341,874 is a composite number.

Why is 42,341,874 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 42,341,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,039 3,461 4,078 6,117 6,922 10,383 12,234 20,766 7,056,979 14,113,958 21,170,937 and 42,341,874, with no remainder.

Since 42,341,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,341,874, 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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