Q: Is 42,456,879 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,456,879 is a composite number.

Why is 42,456,879 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 42,456,879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 263 789 1,993 2,367 5,979 7,101 17,937 21,303 53,811 161,433 524,159 1,572,477 4,717,431 14,152,293 and 42,456,879, with no remainder.

Since 42,456,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,456,879, 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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