Q: Is 42,958,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,958,242 is a composite number.

Why is 42,958,242 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 42,958,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 41 54 82 123 246 369 738 1,107 2,214 19,403 38,806 58,209 116,418 174,627 349,254 523,881 795,523 1,047,762 1,591,046 2,386,569 4,773,138 7,159,707 14,319,414 21,479,121 and 42,958,242, with no remainder.

Since 42,958,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,958,242, 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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