42 is a composite number as it is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21 and 42.
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Composite. 42 = 2 * 3 * 7
DEFINITELY Composite. Reason ; it is an even number, which means it will divide by '2' , hence it is composite. It is compoed by 2 x 21 = 42 or 3 x 14 = 42 or 6 x 7 = 42 NB ANY EVEN Number, except '2', is composite, there by NOT a PRIME 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.
It's an even number so 2 must be a factor so it is composite.
41 is prime, so the next composite is 42 (2*3*7).