Q: Is 40,939,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,939,242 is a composite number.

Why is 40,939,242 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 40,939,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 37 58 74 87 111 174 222 1,073 2,146 3,219 6,359 6,438 12,718 19,077 38,154 184,411 235,283 368,822 470,566 553,233 705,849 1,106,466 1,411,698 6,823,207 13,646,414 20,469,621 and 40,939,242, with no remainder.

Since 40,939,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,939,242, 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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