Q: Is 42,368,879 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,368,879 is a composite number.

Why is 42,368,879 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 42,368,879 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 19 49 119 133 323 833 931 2,261 2,677 15,827 18,739 45,509 50,863 131,173 318,563 356,041 864,671 2,229,941 2,492,287 6,052,697 and 42,368,879, with no remainder.

Since 42,368,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,368,879, 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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