Q: Is 42,473,431 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,473,431 is a composite number.

Why is 42,473,431 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 42,473,431 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 77 91 143 151 281 1,001 1,057 1,661 1,963 1,967 3,091 3,653 11,627 13,741 21,593 21,637 25,571 40,183 42,431 151,151 281,281 297,017 466,741 551,603 3,267,187 3,861,221 6,067,633 and 42,473,431, with no remainder.

Since 42,473,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,473,431, 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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