Q: Is 42,719,427 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,719,427 is a composite number.

Why is 42,719,427 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 42,719,427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 431 1,293 3,671 3,879 11,013 11,637 33,039 99,117 1,582,201 4,746,603 14,239,809 and 42,719,427, with no remainder.

Since 42,719,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,719,427, 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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