Q: Is 42,959,682 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,959,682 is a composite number.

Why is 42,959,682 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 42,959,682 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 421 842 1,263 2,526 3,789 5,669 7,578 11,338 17,007 34,014 51,021 102,042 2,386,649 4,773,298 7,159,947 14,319,894 21,479,841 and 42,959,682, with no remainder.

Since 42,959,682 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,959,682, 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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