Q: Is 42,959,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,959,142 is a composite number.

Why is 42,959,142 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 42,959,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 233 466 699 1,398 2,097 4,194 10,243 20,486 30,729 61,458 92,187 184,374 2,386,619 4,773,238 7,159,857 14,319,714 21,479,571 and 42,959,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,959,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,959,142, 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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