Q: Is 42,479,157 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,479,157 is a composite number.

Why is 42,479,157 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 42,479,157 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 103 123 287 309 479 721 861 1,437 2,163 3,353 4,223 10,059 12,669 19,639 29,561 49,337 58,917 88,683 137,473 148,011 345,359 412,419 1,036,077 2,022,817 6,068,451 14,159,719 and 42,479,157, with no remainder.

Since 42,479,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,479,157, 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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