Q: Is 42,400,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,400,242 is a composite number.

Why is 42,400,242 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 42,400,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 353 706 1,059 2,118 3,177 6,354 6,673 13,346 20,019 40,038 60,057 120,114 2,355,569 4,711,138 7,066,707 14,133,414 21,200,121 and 42,400,242, with no remainder.

Since 42,400,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,400,242, 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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