Q: Is 42,525 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,525 is a composite number.

Why is 42,525 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 42,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 45 63 75 81 105 135 175 189 225 243 315 405 525 567 675 945 1,215 1,575 1,701 2,025 2,835 4,725 6,075 8,505 14,175 and 42,525, with no remainder.

Since 42,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,525, 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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