Q: Is 42,858,921 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,858,921 is a composite number.

Why is 42,858,921 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 42,858,921 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 51 119 271 357 443 813 1,329 1,897 3,101 4,607 5,691 7,531 9,303 13,821 22,593 32,249 52,717 96,747 120,053 158,151 360,159 840,371 2,040,901 2,521,113 6,122,703 14,286,307 and 42,858,921, with no remainder.

Since 42,858,921 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,858,921, 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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