Q: Is 42,422,331 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,422,331 is a composite number.

Why is 42,422,331 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 42,422,331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 29 41 87 123 203 287 609 861 1,189 1,699 3,567 5,097 8,323 11,893 24,969 35,679 49,271 69,659 147,813 208,977 344,897 487,613 1,034,691 1,462,839 2,020,111 6,060,333 14,140,777 and 42,422,331, with no remainder.

Since 42,422,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,422,331, 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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