Q: Is 42,880,539 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,880,539 is a composite number.

Why is 42,880,539 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 42,880,539 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 83 169 249 507 1,019 1,079 3,057 3,237 13,247 14,027 39,741 42,081 84,577 172,211 253,731 516,633 1,099,501 3,298,503 14,293,513 and 42,880,539, with no remainder.

Since 42,880,539 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,880,539, 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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