Q: Is 42,742,935 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,742,935 is a composite number.

Why is 42,742,935 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 42,742,935 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 191 573 955 1,719 2,865 4,973 8,595 14,919 24,865 44,757 74,595 223,785 949,843 2,849,529 4,749,215 8,548,587 14,247,645 and 42,742,935, with no remainder.

Since 42,742,935 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,742,935, 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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