Q: Is 42,394,974 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,394,974 is a composite number.

Why is 42,394,974 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 42,394,974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 227 454 681 1,362 1,831 3,662 3,859 5,493 7,718 10,986 11,577 23,154 31,127 62,254 93,381 186,762 415,637 831,274 1,246,911 2,493,822 7,065,829 14,131,658 21,197,487 and 42,394,974, with no remainder.

Since 42,394,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,394,974, 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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