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

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

Why is 42,402,402 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 42,402,402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 336,527 673,054 1,009,581 2,019,162 2,355,689 3,028,743 4,711,378 6,057,486 7,067,067 14,134,134 21,201,201 and 42,402,402, with no remainder.

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