Q: Is 42,851,263 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,851,263 is a composite number.

Why is 42,851,263 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 42,851,263 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 43 47 91 233 301 329 559 611 1,631 2,021 3,029 3,913 4,277 10,019 10,951 14,147 21,203 26,273 70,133 76,657 130,247 142,363 183,911 470,893 911,729 996,541 3,296,251 6,121,609 and 42,851,263, with no remainder.

Since 42,851,263 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,851,263, 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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