Q: Is 42,201,524 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,201,524 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 42,201,524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 463 926 1,852 22,787 45,574 91,148 10,550,381 21,100,762 and 42,201,524, with no remainder.

Since 42,201,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,201,524, 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).