Q: Is 42,243,157 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,243,157 is a composite number.

Why is 42,243,157 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 42,243,157 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 43 121 253 353 473 989 2,783 3,883 5,203 8,119 10,879 15,179 42,713 89,309 119,669 166,969 349,117 982,399 1,836,659 3,840,287 and 42,243,157, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,157, 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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