Q: Is 421,131,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,131,542 is a composite number.

Why is 421,131,542 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 421,131,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 83 166 247 494 1,079 1,577 2,158 3,154 10,271 20,501 20,542 41,002 133,523 195,149 267,046 390,298 852,493 1,704,986 2,536,937 5,073,874 11,082,409 16,197,367 22,164,818 32,394,734 210,565,771 and 421,131,542, with no remainder.

Since 421,131,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,131,542, 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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