42

42 is an even composite number composed of three prime numbers multiplied together.

What does the number 42 look like?

This visualization shows the relationship between its 3 prime factors (large circles) and 8 divisors.

42 is an even composite number. It is composed of three distinct prime numbers multiplied together. It has a total of eight divisors.

Prime factorization of 42:

2 × 3 × 7

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 42 from the Numbermatics database.


Names of 42

  • Cardinal: 42 can be written as Forty-two.

Scientific notation

  • Scientific notation: 4.2 × 101

Factors of 42

  • Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 3
  • Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 3
  • Sum of prime factors: 12

Divisors of 42

  • Number of divisors d(n): 8
  • Complete list of divisors:
    1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42
  • Sum of all divisors σ(n): 96
  • Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 54
  • 42 is an abundant number, because the sum of its proper divisors (54) is greater than itself. Its abundance is 12

Bases of 42

  • Binary: 1010102
  • Hexadecimal: 0x2A
  • Base-36: 16

Squares and roots of 42

  • 42 squared (422) is 1764
  • 42 cubed (423) is 74088
  • The square root of 42 is 6.4807406985
  • The cube root of 42 is 3.4760266449

Scales and comparisons

How big is 42?
  • A cube with a volume of 42 cubic inches would be around 0.3 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 42

  • 42 backwards is 24
  • 42 is a Harshad number.
  • The number of decimal digits it has is: 2
  • The sum of 42's digits is 6
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