Q: Is 42,872,882 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,872,882 is a composite number.

Why is 42,872,882 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 42,872,882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 139 278 1,807 3,614 11,863 23,726 154,219 308,438 1,648,957 3,297,914 21,436,441 and 42,872,882, with no remainder.

Since 42,872,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,872,882, 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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