Q: Is 42,972 a Composite Number?
A: Yes, 42,972 is a composite number.
The number 42,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,581 7,162 10,743 14,324 21,486 and 42,972, with no remainder.
Since 42,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,972, it is a composite number.