Q: Is 42,408 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,408 is a composite number.

Why is 42,408 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 42,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 31 36 38 57 62 72 76 93 114 124 152 171 186 228 248 279 342 372 456 558 589 684 744 1,116 1,178 1,368 1,767 2,232 2,356 3,534 4,712 5,301 7,068 10,602 14,136 21,204 and 42,408, with no remainder.

Since 42,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,408, 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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