Q: Is 42,224,301 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,224,301 is a composite number.

Why is 42,224,301 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 42,224,301 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 41 63 123 189 287 369 861 1,107 2,583 5,449 7,749 16,347 38,143 49,041 114,429 147,123 223,409 343,287 670,227 1,029,861 1,563,863 2,010,681 4,691,589 6,032,043 14,074,767 and 42,224,301, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,301 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,301, 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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