Q: Is 42,586,741 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,586,741 is a composite number.

Why is 42,586,741 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 42,586,741 can be evenly divided by 1 37 41 67 419 1,517 2,479 2,747 15,503 17,179 28,073 101,639 635,623 1,038,701 1,150,993 and 42,586,741, with no remainder.

Since 42,586,741 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,586,741, 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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