Q: Is 42,404,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,404,172 is a composite number.

Why is 42,404,172 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 42,404,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,021 2,042 3,063 3,461 4,084 6,126 6,922 10,383 12,252 13,844 20,766 41,532 3,533,681 7,067,362 10,601,043 14,134,724 21,202,086 and 42,404,172, with no remainder.

Since 42,404,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,404,172, 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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