Q: Is 42,739,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,739,842 is a composite number.

Why is 42,739,842 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 42,739,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 317 634 951 977 1,902 1,954 2,931 5,862 7,291 14,582 21,873 22,471 43,746 44,942 67,413 134,826 309,709 619,418 929,127 1,858,254 7,123,307 14,246,614 21,369,921 and 42,739,842, with no remainder.

Since 42,739,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,739,842, 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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