Q: Is 42,901,574 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,901,574 is a composite number.

Why is 42,901,574 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 42,901,574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 37 67 74 134 509 629 1,018 1,139 1,258 2,278 2,479 4,958 8,653 17,306 18,833 34,103 37,666 42,143 68,206 84,286 320,161 579,751 640,322 1,159,502 1,261,811 2,523,622 21,450,787 and 42,901,574, with no remainder.

Since 42,901,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,901,574, 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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