Q: Is 42,822 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,822 is a composite number.

Why is 42,822 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 42,822 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 61 78 117 122 183 234 351 366 549 702 793 1,098 1,586 1,647 2,379 3,294 4,758 7,137 14,274 21,411 and 42,822, with no remainder.

Since 42,822 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,822, 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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