Q: Is 42,885,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,885,876 is a composite number.

Why is 42,885,876 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 42,885,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 324,893 649,786 974,679 1,299,572 1,949,358 3,573,823 3,898,716 7,147,646 10,721,469 14,295,292 21,442,938 and 42,885,876, with no remainder.

Since 42,885,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,885,876, 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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