Q: Is 42,441,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,441,231 is a composite number.

Why is 42,441,231 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 42,441,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 19 21 51 57 119 133 323 357 399 969 2,261 6,257 6,783 18,771 43,799 106,369 118,883 131,397 319,107 356,649 744,583 832,181 2,021,011 2,233,749 2,496,543 6,063,033 14,147,077 and 42,441,231, with no remainder.

Since 42,441,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,441,231, 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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