Q: Is 42,201,333 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,201,333 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 42,201,333 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 199 597 1,791 23,563 70,689 212,067 4,689,037 14,067,111 and 42,201,333, with no remainder.

Since 42,201,333 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,201,333, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).