Q: Is 42,799,746 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,799,746 is a composite number.

Why is 42,799,746 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 42,799,746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 648,481 1,296,962 1,945,443 3,890,886 7,133,291 14,266,582 21,399,873 and 42,799,746, with no remainder.

Since 42,799,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,799,746, 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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