Q: Is 42,458,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,458,172 is a composite number.

Why is 42,458,172 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 42,458,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 883 1,766 2,649 3,532 4,007 5,298 8,014 10,596 12,021 16,028 24,042 48,084 3,538,181 7,076,362 10,614,543 14,152,724 21,229,086 and 42,458,172, with no remainder.

Since 42,458,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,458,172, 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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