Q: Is 42,312 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,312 is a composite number.

Why is 42,312 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 42,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 43 82 86 123 129 164 172 246 258 328 344 492 516 984 1,032 1,763 3,526 5,289 7,052 10,578 14,104 21,156 and 42,312, with no remainder.

Since 42,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,312, 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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