Q: Is 42,512,526 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,512,526 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 42,512,526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 378 567 1,134 37,489 74,978 112,467 224,934 262,423 337,401 524,846 674,802 787,269 1,012,203 1,574,538 2,024,406 2,361,807 3,036,609 4,723,614 6,073,218 7,085,421 14,170,842 21,256,263 and 42,512,526, with no remainder.

Since 42,512,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,512,526, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).