Q: Is 42,028,779 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,028,779 is a composite number.

Why is 42,028,779 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 42,028,779 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 39 57 169 247 507 741 3,211 4,363 9,633 13,089 56,719 82,897 170,157 248,691 737,347 1,077,661 2,212,041 3,232,983 14,009,593 and 42,028,779, with no remainder.

Since 42,028,779 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,028,779, 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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