Q: Is 42,112,143 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,112,143 is a composite number.

Why is 42,112,143 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 42,112,143 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 61 81 183 243 549 729 947 1,647 2,841 4,941 8,523 14,823 25,569 44,469 57,767 76,707 173,301 230,121 519,903 690,363 1,559,709 4,679,127 14,037,381 and 42,112,143, with no remainder.

Since 42,112,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,112,143, 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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