Q: Is 42,243,537 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,243,537 is a composite number.

Why is 42,243,537 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 42,243,537 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 61 147 183 343 427 673 1,029 1,281 2,019 2,989 4,711 8,967 14,133 20,923 32,977 41,053 62,769 98,931 123,159 230,839 287,371 692,517 862,113 2,011,597 6,034,791 14,081,179 and 42,243,537, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,537 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,537, 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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