Q: Is 42,768 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,768 is a composite number.

Why is 42,768 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 42,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 81 88 99 108 132 144 162 176 198 216 243 264 297 324 396 432 486 528 594 648 792 891 972 1,188 1,296 1,584 1,782 1,944 2,376 2,673 3,564 3,888 4,752 5,346 7,128 10,692 14,256 21,384 and 42,768, with no remainder.

Since 42,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,768, 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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