Q: Is 42,431,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,431,238 is a composite number.

Why is 42,431,238 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 42,431,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 491 982 1,473 2,946 4,419 4,801 8,838 9,602 14,403 28,806 43,209 86,418 2,357,291 4,714,582 7,071,873 14,143,746 21,215,619 and 42,431,238, with no remainder.

Since 42,431,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,431,238, 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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