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We must find out how the number 42 can be written in words. Let's explore it according to the Indian and International Number Systems.
42 can be written as forty-two. The number 42 can be expressed as an amount, a distance, a length, an age, and many other things. The following examples would help you better understand it:
1. She is 42.
2. The storybook contains 42 pages.
3. Amit has to lend ₹42 to her.
By using the place chart value, we will be converting 42 into words. 42 has two-digits in it. So, it will occupy – ’tens’ and ‘ones’ places.
Digit’s Place | Tens | Ones |
Digit | 4 | 2 |
Reading from right to left, we can say that 42 in words is "forty-two."
We can expand 42 as follows:
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
&4 \times \text { Ten }+2 \times \text { One } \\
&=4 \times 10+2 \times 1 \\
&=40+2 \\
&=42 \\
&=\text {Forty Two }
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
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Do we know if 42 is a prime or a composite, odd or even, a perfect square or not? Let’s know about the number 42.
Odd Number-No
Even Number-Yes
Prime Number-No
Composite Number-Yes
Perfect square Number-No
Perfect Cube Number-No
Succeeded by-41
Preceded by-43
Odd Number: The numbers that are not divisible by 2 completely.
Even Number: The numbers that are divisible by 2 completely.
Prime Number: Prime numbers are divisible by 1 and the number itself.
Composite Number: Composite numbers are divisible by 2 or more factors.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Factors of 42 are 1,2,3,6,7,14,21 and 42
The number 42 was invented by the Egyptians.
A number is divisible by 42 if it is divisible by 2, 3, and 7.
No, the square root of 42 is an irrational number. Numbers that cannot be expressed as a ratio are irrational.
42 is, indeed, a harshad number. It is divisible by the sum of its digits, i.e., 6.
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