Q: Is 42,201,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,201,528 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 42,201,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,758,397 3,516,794 5,275,191 7,033,588 10,550,382 14,067,176 21,100,764 and 42,201,528, with no remainder.

Since 42,201,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,201,528, 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).