Q: Is 42,738,674 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,738,674 is a composite number.

Why is 42,738,674 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 42,738,674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 61 122 671 1,342 31,847 63,694 350,317 700,634 1,942,667 3,885,334 21,369,337 and 42,738,674, with no remainder.

Since 42,738,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,738,674, 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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