Q: Is 42,228,602 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,228,602 is a composite number.

Why is 42,228,602 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 42,228,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 73 146 247 494 949 1,171 1,387 1,898 2,342 2,774 15,223 18,031 22,249 30,446 36,062 44,498 85,483 170,966 289,237 578,474 1,111,279 1,624,177 2,222,558 3,248,354 21,114,301 and 42,228,602, with no remainder.

Since 42,228,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,228,602, 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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