Q: Is 42,342,546 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,342,546 is a composite number.

Why is 42,342,546 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 42,342,546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 289 578 867 1,734 24,419 48,838 73,257 146,514 415,123 830,246 1,245,369 2,490,738 7,057,091 14,114,182 21,171,273 and 42,342,546, with no remainder.

Since 42,342,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,342,546, 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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