Q: Is 42,924 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,924 is a composite number.

Why is 42,924 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 42,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 73 84 98 146 147 196 219 292 294 438 511 588 876 1,022 1,533 2,044 3,066 3,577 6,132 7,154 10,731 14,308 21,462 and 42,924, with no remainder.

Since 42,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,924, 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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