Q: Is 42,106,959 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,106,959 is a composite number.

Why is 42,106,959 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 42,106,959 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 31 41 81 93 123 279 369 409 837 1,107 1,227 1,271 2,511 3,321 3,681 3,813 11,043 11,439 12,679 16,769 33,129 34,317 38,037 50,307 102,951 114,111 150,921 342,333 452,763 519,839 1,026,999 1,358,289 1,559,517 4,678,551 14,035,653 and 42,106,959, with no remainder.

Since 42,106,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,106,959, 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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