Q: Is 42,324,543 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,324,543 is a composite number.

Why is 42,324,543 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 42,324,543 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 29 51 87 153 261 493 1,479 4,437 9,539 28,617 85,851 162,163 276,631 486,489 829,893 1,459,467 2,489,679 4,702,727 14,108,181 and 42,324,543, with no remainder.

Since 42,324,543 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,324,543, 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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