Q: Is 42,572,426 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,572,426 is a composite number.

Why is 42,572,426 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 42,572,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 247 494 86,179 172,358 1,120,327 1,637,401 2,240,654 3,274,802 21,286,213 and 42,572,426, with no remainder.

Since 42,572,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,572,426, 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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