Q: Is 42,343,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,343,842 is a composite number.

Why is 42,343,842 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 42,343,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 79 157 158 237 314 471 474 569 942 1,138 1,707 3,414 12,403 24,806 37,209 44,951 74,418 89,333 89,902 134,853 178,666 267,999 269,706 535,998 7,057,307 14,114,614 21,171,921 and 42,343,842, with no remainder.

Since 42,343,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,343,842, 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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