Q: Is 40,742,897 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,742,897 is a composite number.

Why is 40,742,897 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 40,742,897 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 19 31 221 247 313 323 403 527 589 4,069 4,199 5,321 5,947 6,851 7,657 9,703 10,013 69,173 77,311 101,099 126,139 130,169 164,951 184,357 1,314,287 2,144,363 2,396,641 3,134,069 and 40,742,897, with no remainder.

Since 40,742,897 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,742,897, it is a composite number.


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

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