Q: Is 42,997,227 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,997,227 is a composite number.

Why is 42,997,227 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 42,997,227 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 29 39 87 91 203 273 377 609 1,131 2,639 5,431 7,917 16,293 38,017 70,603 114,051 157,499 211,809 472,497 494,221 1,102,493 1,482,663 2,047,487 3,307,479 6,142,461 14,332,409 and 42,997,227, with no remainder.

Since 42,997,227 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,997,227, 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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