Q: Is 42,400,239 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,400,239 is a composite number.

Why is 42,400,239 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 42,400,239 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 211 633 1,367 1,477 4,101 4,431 9,569 10,339 28,707 31,017 66,983 200,949 288,437 865,311 2,019,059 6,057,177 14,133,413 and 42,400,239, with no remainder.

Since 42,400,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,400,239, 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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