Q: Is 42,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,978 is a composite number.

Why is 42,978 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 42,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 26 29 38 39 57 58 78 87 114 174 247 377 494 551 741 754 1,102 1,131 1,482 1,653 2,262 3,306 7,163 14,326 21,489 and 42,978, with no remainder.

Since 42,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,978, 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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