Q: Is 42,140,343 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,140,343 is a composite number.

Why is 42,140,343 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 42,140,343 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 89 147 267 623 1,869 3,221 4,361 9,663 13,083 22,547 67,641 157,829 286,669 473,487 860,007 2,006,683 6,020,049 14,046,781 and 42,140,343, with no remainder.

Since 42,140,343 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,140,343, 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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