Q: Is 42,205,863 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,205,863 is a composite number.

Why is 42,205,863 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 42,205,863 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 111 259 777 54,319 162,957 380,233 1,140,699 2,009,803 6,029,409 14,068,621 and 42,205,863, with no remainder.

Since 42,205,863 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,205,863, 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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