Q: Is 42,044,709 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,044,709 is a composite number.

Why is 42,044,709 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 42,044,709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 71 163 173 213 489 497 519 1,141 1,211 1,491 3,423 3,633 11,573 12,283 28,199 34,719 36,849 81,011 84,597 85,981 197,393 243,033 257,943 592,179 2,002,129 6,006,387 14,014,903 and 42,044,709, with no remainder.

Since 42,044,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,044,709, 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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