Q: Is 42,131,223 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,131,223 is a composite number.

Why is 42,131,223 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 42,131,223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 47 103 141 309 423 927 967 2,901 4,841 8,703 14,523 43,569 45,449 99,601 136,347 298,803 409,041 896,409 4,681,247 14,043,741 and 42,131,223, with no remainder.

Since 42,131,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,131,223, 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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