Q: Is 42,314,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,314,538 is a composite number.

Why is 42,314,538 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 42,314,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 49 58 87 98 147 174 203 294 343 406 609 686 709 1,029 1,218 1,418 1,421 2,058 2,127 2,842 4,254 4,263 4,963 8,526 9,926 9,947 14,889 19,894 20,561 29,778 29,841 34,741 41,122 59,682 61,683 69,482 104,223 123,366 143,927 208,446 243,187 287,854 431,781 486,374 729,561 863,562 1,007,489 1,459,122 2,014,978 3,022,467 6,044,934 7,052,423 14,104,846 21,157,269 and 42,314,538, with no remainder.

Since 42,314,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,314,538, 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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