Q: Is 42,401,557 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,401,557 is a composite number.

Why is 42,401,557 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 42,401,557 can be evenly divided by 1 11 227 2,497 16,981 186,791 3,854,687 and 42,401,557, with no remainder.

Since 42,401,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,401,557, 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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