Q: Is 42,374,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,374,712 is a composite number.

Why is 42,374,712 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 42,374,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 456 92,927 185,854 278,781 371,708 557,562 743,416 1,115,124 1,765,613 2,230,248 3,531,226 5,296,839 7,062,452 10,593,678 14,124,904 21,187,356 and 42,374,712, with no remainder.

Since 42,374,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,374,712, 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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