Q: Is 42,115,255 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,115,255 is a composite number.

Why is 42,115,255 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 42,115,255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 35 49 65 91 245 343 455 637 1,715 1,889 3,185 4,459 9,445 13,223 22,295 24,557 66,115 92,561 122,785 171,899 462,805 647,927 859,495 1,203,293 3,239,635 6,016,465 8,423,051 and 42,115,255, with no remainder.

Since 42,115,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,115,255, 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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