Q: Is 42,421,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,421,002 is a composite number.

Why is 42,421,002 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 42,421,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 543,859 1,087,718 1,631,577 3,263,154 7,070,167 14,140,334 21,210,501 and 42,421,002, with no remainder.

Since 42,421,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,421,002, 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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