Q: Is 42,173,266 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,173,266 is a composite number.

Why is 42,173,266 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 42,173,266 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 53 74 106 1,961 3,922 10,753 21,506 397,861 569,909 795,722 1,139,818 21,086,633 and 42,173,266, with no remainder.

Since 42,173,266 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,173,266, 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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