Q: Is 42,257,781 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,257,781 is a composite number.

Why is 42,257,781 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 42,257,781 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 401 1,203 1,301 3,609 3,903 10,827 11,709 32,481 35,127 105,381 521,701 1,565,103 4,695,309 14,085,927 and 42,257,781, with no remainder.

Since 42,257,781 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,257,781, 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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