Q: Is 42,966 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,966 is a composite number.

Why is 42,966 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 42,966 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 31 33 42 62 63 66 77 93 99 126 154 186 198 217 231 279 341 434 462 558 651 682 693 1,023 1,302 1,386 1,953 2,046 2,387 3,069 3,906 4,774 6,138 7,161 14,322 21,483 and 42,966, with no remainder.

Since 42,966 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,966, 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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