Q: Is 42,005,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,005,538 is a composite number.

Why is 42,005,538 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 42,005,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 137,273 274,546 411,819 823,638 1,235,457 2,333,641 2,470,914 4,667,282 7,000,923 14,001,846 21,002,769 and 42,005,538, with no remainder.

Since 42,005,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,005,538, 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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