Q: Is 42,903,159 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,903,159 is a composite number.

Why is 42,903,159 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 42,903,159 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 39 57 247 741 57,899 173,697 752,687 1,100,081 2,258,061 3,300,243 14,301,053 and 42,903,159, with no remainder.

Since 42,903,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,903,159, 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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