Q: Is 42,804 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,804 is a composite number.

Why is 42,804 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 42,804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 41 58 82 87 116 123 164 174 246 261 348 369 492 522 738 1,044 1,189 1,476 2,378 3,567 4,756 7,134 10,701 14,268 21,402 and 42,804, with no remainder.

Since 42,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,804, 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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