Q: Is 42,539,973 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,539,973 is a composite number.

Why is 42,539,973 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 42,539,973 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 53 111 159 259 371 777 1,033 1,113 1,961 3,099 5,883 7,231 13,727 21,693 38,221 41,181 54,749 114,663 164,247 267,547 383,243 802,641 1,149,729 2,025,713 6,077,139 14,179,991 and 42,539,973, with no remainder.

Since 42,539,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,539,973, 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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