Q: Is 42,421,535 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,421,535 is a composite number.

Why is 42,421,535 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 42,421,535 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 61 65 169 305 793 823 845 3,965 4,115 10,309 10,699 50,203 51,545 53,495 139,087 251,015 652,639 695,435 3,263,195 8,484,307 and 42,421,535, with no remainder.

Since 42,421,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,421,535, 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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