It's an even number so 2 must be a factor so it is composite.
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37 is prime, 42 is composite.
Composite. 42 = 2 * 3 * 7
42 is a Composite Number.
37 is a prime number but 42 is a composite number
42 is a composite number. A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.