Q: Is 42,254,421 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,254,421 is a composite number.

Why is 42,254,421 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 42,254,421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 29 33 67 87 201 319 659 737 957 1,943 1,977 2,211 5,829 7,249 19,111 21,373 21,747 44,153 57,333 64,119 132,459 210,221 485,683 630,663 1,280,437 1,457,049 3,841,311 14,084,807 and 42,254,421, with no remainder.

Since 42,254,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,254,421, 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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