Q: Is 40,938,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,938,742 is a composite number.

Why is 40,938,742 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 40,938,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 67 71 134 142 331 662 871 923 1,742 1,846 4,303 4,757 8,606 9,514 22,177 23,501 44,354 47,002 61,841 123,682 288,301 305,513 576,602 611,026 1,574,567 3,149,134 20,469,371 and 40,938,742, with no remainder.

Since 40,938,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,938,742, 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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