Q: Is 42,254,499 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,254,499 is a composite number.

Why is 42,254,499 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 42,254,499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 57 133 137 399 411 773 959 2,319 2,603 2,877 5,411 7,809 14,687 16,233 18,221 44,061 54,663 102,809 105,901 308,427 317,703 741,307 2,012,119 2,223,921 6,036,357 14,084,833 and 42,254,499, with no remainder.

Since 42,254,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,254,499, 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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