Q: Is 42,812 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,812 is a composite number.

Why is 42,812 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 42,812 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 77 139 154 278 308 556 973 1,529 1,946 3,058 3,892 6,116 10,703 21,406 and 42,812, with no remainder.

Since 42,812 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,812, 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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