Q: Is 42,426,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,426,132 is a composite number.

Why is 42,426,132 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 42,426,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 505,073 1,010,146 1,515,219 2,020,292 3,030,438 3,535,511 6,060,876 7,071,022 10,606,533 14,142,044 21,213,066 and 42,426,132, with no remainder.

Since 42,426,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,426,132, 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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