Q: Is 42,851,265 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,851,265 is a composite number.

Why is 42,851,265 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 42,851,265 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 313 939 1,565 4,695 9,127 27,381 45,635 136,905 2,856,751 8,570,253 14,283,755 and 42,851,265, with no remainder.

Since 42,851,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,851,265, 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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