Q: Is 39,201,742 a Composite Number?

Why is 39,201,742 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 39,201,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19,600,871 and 39,201,742, with no remainder.

Since 39,201,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,201,742, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).