Q: Is 42,231,222 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,231,222 is a composite number.

Why is 42,231,222 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 42,231,222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 213,289 426,578 639,867 1,279,734 1,919,601 2,346,179 3,839,202 4,692,358 7,038,537 14,077,074 21,115,611 and 42,231,222, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,222, 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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