Q: Is 42,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,984 is a composite number.

Why is 42,984 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 42,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 199 216 398 597 796 1,194 1,592 1,791 2,388 3,582 4,776 5,373 7,164 10,746 14,328 21,492 and 42,984, with no remainder.

Since 42,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,984, 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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