Q: Is 42,577,639 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,577,639 is a composite number.

Why is 42,577,639 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 42,577,639 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 37 41 127 221 481 533 629 697 1,517 1,651 2,159 4,699 5,207 8,177 9,061 19,721 25,789 28,067 61,087 67,691 79,883 88,519 192,659 335,257 1,038,479 1,150,747 2,504,567 3,275,203 and 42,577,639, with no remainder.

Since 42,577,639 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,577,639, 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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