Q: Is 42,606,243 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,606,243 is a composite number.

Why is 42,606,243 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 42,606,243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 61 81 183 549 1,647 4,941 8,623 25,869 77,607 232,821 526,003 698,463 1,578,009 4,734,027 14,202,081 and 42,606,243, with no remainder.

Since 42,606,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,606,243, 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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