Q: Is 42,462,414 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,462,414 is a composite number.

Why is 42,462,414 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 42,462,414 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 43 54 86 129 258 387 774 1,161 2,322 18,287 36,574 54,861 109,722 164,583 329,166 493,749 786,341 987,498 1,572,682 2,359,023 4,718,046 7,077,069 14,154,138 21,231,207 and 42,462,414, with no remainder.

Since 42,462,414 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,462,414, 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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