Q: Is 42,356,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,356,748 is a composite number.

Why is 42,356,748 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 42,356,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 504,247 1,008,494 1,512,741 2,016,988 3,025,482 3,529,729 6,050,964 7,059,458 10,589,187 14,118,916 21,178,374 and 42,356,748, with no remainder.

Since 42,356,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,356,748, 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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