Q: Is 40,421,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 40,421,000 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 40,421,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 83 100 125 166 200 250 332 415 487 500 664 830 974 1,000 1,660 1,948 2,075 2,435 3,320 3,896 4,150 4,870 8,300 9,740 10,375 12,175 16,600 19,480 20,750 24,350 40,421 41,500 48,700 60,875 80,842 83,000 97,400 121,750 161,684 202,105 243,500 323,368 404,210 487,000 808,420 1,010,525 1,616,840 2,021,050 4,042,100 5,052,625 8,084,200 10,105,250 20,210,500 and 40,421,000, with no remainder.

Since 40,421,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,421,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).