Q: Is 420,242,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,242,140 is a composite number.

Why is 420,242,140 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 420,242,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 167 334 668 835 1,670 3,340 125,821 251,642 503,284 629,105 1,258,210 2,516,420 21,012,107 42,024,214 84,048,428 105,060,535 210,121,070 and 420,242,140, with no remainder.

Since 420,242,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,242,140, 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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