Q: Is 42,215,327 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,215,327 is a composite number.

Why is 42,215,327 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 42,215,327 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 23 77 121 161 197 253 847 1,331 1,379 1,771 2,167 2,783 4,531 9,317 15,169 19,481 23,837 30,613 31,717 49,841 166,859 214,291 262,207 348,887 548,251 1,835,449 3,837,757 6,030,761 and 42,215,327, with no remainder.

Since 42,215,327 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,215,327, 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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