Q: Is 42,754,173 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,754,173 is a composite number.

Why is 42,754,173 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 42,754,173 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 59 77 177 231 413 649 1,239 1,947 3,137 4,543 9,411 13,629 21,959 34,507 65,877 103,521 185,083 241,549 555,249 724,647 1,295,581 2,035,913 3,886,743 6,107,739 14,251,391 and 42,754,173, with no remainder.

Since 42,754,173 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,754,173, 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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