Q: Is 42,711,258 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,711,258 is a composite number.

Why is 42,711,258 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 42,711,258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 41 58 82 87 123 174 246 1,189 2,378 3,567 5,987 7,134 11,974 17,961 35,922 173,623 245,467 347,246 490,934 520,869 736,401 1,041,738 1,472,802 7,118,543 14,237,086 21,355,629 and 42,711,258, with no remainder.

Since 42,711,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,711,258, 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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