Q: Is 42,533,505 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,533,505 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 42,533,505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 35 45 63 81 105 135 189 243 315 405 567 729 945 1,215 1,667 1,701 2,835 3,645 5,001 5,103 8,335 8,505 11,669 15,003 25,005 25,515 35,007 45,009 58,345 75,015 105,021 135,027 175,035 225,045 315,063 405,081 525,105 675,135 945,189 1,215,243 1,575,315 2,025,405 2,835,567 4,725,945 6,076,215 8,506,701 14,177,835 and 42,533,505, with no remainder.

Since 42,533,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,533,505, 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).