Q: Is 42,426,261 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,426,261 is a composite number.

Why is 42,426,261 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 42,426,261 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 359 1,077 1,459 3,231 4,377 9,693 13,131 29,079 39,393 118,179 523,781 1,571,343 4,714,029 14,142,087 and 42,426,261, with no remainder.

Since 42,426,261 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,426,261, 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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