Q: Is 42,197,502 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,197,502 is a composite number.

Why is 42,197,502 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 42,197,502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 23 34 46 51 69 102 138 391 782 1,173 2,346 17,987 35,974 53,961 107,922 305,779 413,701 611,558 827,402 917,337 1,241,103 1,834,674 2,482,206 7,032,917 14,065,834 21,098,751 and 42,197,502, with no remainder.

Since 42,197,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,197,502, 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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