Q: Is 42,876,315 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,876,315 is a composite number.

Why is 42,876,315 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 42,876,315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 67 201 335 603 1,005 3,015 14,221 42,663 71,105 127,989 213,315 639,945 952,807 2,858,421 4,764,035 8,575,263 14,292,105 and 42,876,315, with no remainder.

Since 42,876,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,876,315, 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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