Q: Is 42,472,863 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,472,863 is a composite number.

Why is 42,472,863 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 42,472,863 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 43 129 387 1,161 36,583 109,749 329,247 987,741 1,573,069 4,719,207 14,157,621 and 42,472,863, with no remainder.

Since 42,472,863 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,472,863, 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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