Q: Is 42,851,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,851,876 is a composite number.

Why is 42,851,876 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 42,851,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 73 101 146 202 292 404 1,453 2,906 5,812 7,373 14,746 29,492 106,069 146,753 212,138 293,506 424,276 587,012 10,712,969 21,425,938 and 42,851,876, with no remainder.

Since 42,851,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,851,876, 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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