Q: Is 42,874,224 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,874,224 is a composite number.

Why is 42,874,224 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 42,874,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 893,213 1,786,426 2,679,639 3,572,852 5,359,278 7,145,704 10,718,556 14,291,408 21,437,112 and 42,874,224, with no remainder.

Since 42,874,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,874,224, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 42,874,22242,874,22342,874,22542,874,226
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,874,224:


Ask a Question