Q: Is 42,241,221 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,241,221 is a composite number.

Why is 42,241,221 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 42,241,221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 79 99 121 237 363 491 711 869 1,089 1,473 2,607 4,419 5,401 7,821 9,559 16,203 28,677 38,789 48,609 59,411 86,031 116,367 178,233 349,101 426,679 534,699 1,280,037 3,840,111 4,693,469 14,080,407 and 42,241,221, with no remainder.

Since 42,241,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,241,221, 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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