Q: Is 42,550,227 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,550,227 is a composite number.

Why is 42,550,227 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 42,550,227 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 103 197 233 309 591 699 927 1,773 2,097 20,291 23,999 45,901 60,873 71,997 137,703 182,619 215,991 413,109 4,727,803 14,183,409 and 42,550,227, with no remainder.

Since 42,550,227 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,550,227, 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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