Q: Is 42,663,257 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,663,257 is a composite number.

Why is 42,663,257 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 42,663,257 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 37 91 259 481 3,367 12,671 88,697 164,723 468,827 1,153,061 3,281,789 6,094,751 and 42,663,257, with no remainder.

Since 42,663,257 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,663,257, 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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