Q: Is 42,309,685 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,309,685 is a composite number.

Why is 42,309,685 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 42,309,685 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 17 37 55 85 185 187 407 629 935 1,223 2,035 3,145 6,115 6,919 13,453 20,791 34,595 45,251 67,265 103,955 226,255 228,701 497,761 769,267 1,143,505 2,488,805 3,846,335 8,461,937 and 42,309,685, with no remainder.

Since 42,309,685 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,309,685, 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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