Q: Is 42,742,184 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,742,184 is a composite number.

Why is 42,742,184 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 42,742,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 257 514 1,028 2,056 20,789 41,578 83,156 166,312 5,342,773 10,685,546 21,371,092 and 42,742,184, with no remainder.

Since 42,742,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,742,184, 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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