Q: Is 42,006,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,006,300 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 42,006,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 83 84 100 105 140 150 166 175 210 241 249 300 332 350 415 420 482 498 525 581 700 723 830 964 996 1,050 1,162 1,205 1,245 1,446 1,660 1,687 1,743 2,075 2,100 2,324 2,410 2,490 2,892 2,905 3,374 3,486 3,615 4,150 4,820 4,980 5,061 5,810 6,025 6,225 6,748 6,972 7,230 8,300 8,435 8,715 10,122 11,620 12,050 12,450 14,460 14,525 16,870 17,430 18,075 20,003 20,244 24,100 24,900 25,305 29,050 33,740 34,860 36,150 40,006 42,175 43,575 50,610 58,100 60,009 72,300 80,012 84,350 87,150 100,015 101,220 120,018 126,525 140,021 168,700 174,300 200,030 240,036 253,050 280,042 300,045 400,060 420,063 500,075 506,100 560,084 600,090 700,105 840,126 1,000,150 1,200,180 1,400,210 1,500,225 1,680,252 2,000,300 2,100,315 2,800,420 3,000,450 3,500,525 4,200,630 6,000,900 7,001,050 8,401,260 10,501,575 14,002,100 21,003,150 and 42,006,300, with no remainder.

Since 42,006,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,006,300, 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).