Q: Is 42,224,157 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,224,157 is a composite number.

Why is 42,224,157 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 42,224,157 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 79 237 711 59,387 178,161 534,483 4,691,573 14,074,719 and 42,224,157, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,157, 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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