Q: Is 42,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,456 is a composite number.

Why is 42,456 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 42,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 61 87 116 122 174 183 232 244 348 366 488 696 732 1,464 1,769 3,538 5,307 7,076 10,614 14,152 21,228 and 42,456, with no remainder.

Since 42,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,456, 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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