Q: Is 42,520,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,520,002 is a composite number.

Why is 42,520,002 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 42,520,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 59 118 177 354 413 826 1,239 2,478 17,159 34,318 51,477 102,954 120,113 240,226 360,339 720,678 1,012,381 2,024,762 3,037,143 6,074,286 7,086,667 14,173,334 21,260,001 and 42,520,002, with no remainder.

Since 42,520,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,520,002, 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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