Q: Is 42,462,666 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,462,666 is a composite number.

Why is 42,462,666 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 42,462,666 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 331 662 993 1,986 2,979 5,958 7,127 14,254 21,381 42,762 64,143 128,286 2,359,037 4,718,074 7,077,111 14,154,222 21,231,333 and 42,462,666, with no remainder.

Since 42,462,666 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,462,666, 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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