Q: Is 42,401,331 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,401,331 is a composite number.

Why is 42,401,331 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 42,401,331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 57 63 133 171 399 1,197 35,423 106,269 247,961 318,807 673,037 743,883 2,019,111 2,231,649 4,711,259 6,057,333 14,133,777 and 42,401,331, with no remainder.

Since 42,401,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,401,331, 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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