Q: Is 542,141,397 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 542,141,397 is a composite number.

Why is 542,141,397 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 542,141,397 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 2,868,473 8,605,419 20,079,311 25,816,257 60,237,933 77,448,771 180,713,799 and 542,141,397, with no remainder.

Since 542,141,397 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,141,397, 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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