Q: Is 42,402,312 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,402,312 is a composite number.

Why is 42,402,312 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 42,402,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 196,307 392,614 588,921 785,228 1,177,842 1,570,456 1,766,763 2,355,684 3,533,526 4,711,368 5,300,289 7,067,052 10,600,578 14,134,104 21,201,156 and 42,402,312, with no remainder.

Since 42,402,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,402,312, 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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