Q: Is 42,678,878 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,678,878 is a composite number.

Why is 42,678,878 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 42,678,878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 31 62 121 242 341 682 3,751 5,689 7,502 11,378 62,579 125,158 176,359 352,718 688,369 1,376,738 1,939,949 3,879,898 21,339,439 and 42,678,878, with no remainder.

Since 42,678,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,678,878, 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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