Q: Is 42,431,244 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,431,244 is a composite number.

Why is 42,431,244 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 42,431,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 743 1,486 2,229 2,972 4,458 4,759 8,916 9,518 14,277 19,036 28,554 57,108 3,535,937 7,071,874 10,607,811 14,143,748 21,215,622 and 42,431,244, with no remainder.

Since 42,431,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,431,244, 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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