Q: Is 42,602,421 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,602,421 is a composite number.

Why is 42,602,421 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 42,602,421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 157 471 3,119 4,553 9,357 13,659 90,451 271,353 489,683 1,469,049 14,200,807 and 42,602,421, with no remainder.

Since 42,602,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,602,421, 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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