Q: Is 42,202,103 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,202,103 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 42,202,103 can be evenly divided by 1 73 313 1,847 22,849 134,831 578,111 and 42,202,103, with no remainder.

Since 42,202,103 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,202,103, 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).