Q: Is 42,829,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,829,428 is a composite number.

Why is 42,829,428 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 42,829,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,499 2,381 2,998 4,497 4,762 5,996 7,143 8,994 9,524 14,286 17,988 28,572 3,569,119 7,138,238 10,707,357 14,276,476 21,414,714 and 42,829,428, with no remainder.

Since 42,829,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,829,428, 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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