Q: Is 42,272,461 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,272,461 is a composite number.

Why is 42,272,461 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 42,272,461 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 179 1,253 1,969 3,067 13,783 21,469 33,737 236,159 548,993 3,842,951 6,038,923 and 42,272,461, with no remainder.

Since 42,272,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,272,461, 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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