Q: Is 42,573,615 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,573,615 is a composite number.

Why is 42,573,615 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 42,573,615 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 105 139 417 695 973 2,085 2,917 2,919 4,865 8,751 14,585 14,595 20,419 43,755 61,257 102,095 306,285 405,463 1,216,389 2,027,315 2,838,241 6,081,945 8,514,723 14,191,205 and 42,573,615, with no remainder.

Since 42,573,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,573,615, 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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