Q: Is 85,043,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,043,742 is a composite number.

Why is 85,043,742 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 85,043,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 69 138 161 322 483 966 88,037 176,074 264,111 528,222 616,259 1,232,518 1,848,777 2,024,851 3,697,554 4,049,702 6,074,553 12,149,106 14,173,957 28,347,914 42,521,871 and 85,043,742, with no remainder.

Since 85,043,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,043,742, 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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