Q: Is 42,167,229 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,167,229 is a composite number.

Why is 42,167,229 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 42,167,229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 41 123 533 1,599 26,371 79,113 342,823 1,028,469 1,081,211 3,243,633 14,055,743 and 42,167,229, with no remainder.

Since 42,167,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,167,229, 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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