Q: Is 42,502,545 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,502,545 is a composite number.

Why is 42,502,545 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 42,502,545 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 29 45 87 145 261 435 1,305 32,569 97,707 162,845 293,121 488,535 944,501 1,465,605 2,833,503 4,722,505 8,500,509 14,167,515 and 42,502,545, with no remainder.

Since 42,502,545 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,502,545, 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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