Q: Is 4,242,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,242,042 is a composite number.

Why is 4,242,042 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 4,242,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 131 257 262 393 514 771 786 917 1,179 1,542 1,799 1,834 2,313 2,358 2,751 3,598 4,626 5,397 5,502 8,253 10,794 16,191 16,506 32,382 33,667 67,334 101,001 202,002 235,669 303,003 471,338 606,006 707,007 1,414,014 2,121,021 and 4,242,042, with no remainder.

Since 4,242,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,242,042, 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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