Q: Is 42,643,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,643,842 is a composite number.

Why is 42,643,842 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 42,643,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,229 2,458 3,687 5,783 7,374 11,566 17,349 34,698 7,107,307 14,214,614 21,321,921 and 42,643,842, with no remainder.

Since 42,643,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,643,842, 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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