Q: Is 42,156,543 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,156,543 is a composite number.

Why is 42,156,543 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 42,156,543 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 143 169 429 507 1,859 5,577 7,559 22,677 83,149 98,267 249,447 294,801 1,080,937 1,277,471 3,242,811 3,832,413 14,052,181 and 42,156,543, with no remainder.

Since 42,156,543 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,156,543, 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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