Q: Is 42,912 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,912 is a composite number.

Why is 42,912 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 42,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 149 288 298 447 596 894 1,192 1,341 1,788 2,384 2,682 3,576 4,768 5,364 7,152 10,728 14,304 21,456 and 42,912, with no remainder.

Since 42,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,912, 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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