Q: Is 42,968,653 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,968,653 is a composite number.

Why is 42,968,653 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 42,968,653 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 43 79 91 139 301 553 559 973 1,027 1,807 3,397 3,913 5,977 7,189 10,981 12,649 23,779 41,839 44,161 76,867 77,701 142,753 309,127 472,183 543,907 999,271 3,305,281 6,138,379 and 42,968,653, with no remainder.

Since 42,968,653 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,968,653, 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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