Q: Is 42,217,623 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,217,623 is a composite number.

Why is 42,217,623 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 42,217,623 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 479 1,399 1,437 3,353 4,197 4,311 9,793 10,059 12,591 29,379 30,177 88,137 670,121 2,010,363 4,690,847 6,031,089 14,072,541 and 42,217,623, with no remainder.

Since 42,217,623 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,217,623, 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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