Q: Is 42,037,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,037,100 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 42,037,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 25 28 35 46 49 50 70 92 98 100 115 140 161 175 196 230 245 322 350 373 460 490 575 644 700 746 805 980 1,127 1,150 1,225 1,492 1,610 1,865 2,254 2,300 2,450 2,611 3,220 3,730 4,025 4,508 4,900 5,222 5,635 7,460 8,050 8,579 9,325 10,444 11,270 13,055 16,100 17,158 18,277 18,650 22,540 26,110 28,175 34,316 36,554 37,300 42,895 52,220 56,350 60,053 65,275 73,108 85,790 91,385 112,700 120,106 130,550 171,580 182,770 214,475 240,212 261,100 300,265 365,540 420,371 428,950 456,925 600,530 840,742 857,900 913,850 1,201,060 1,501,325 1,681,484 1,827,700 2,101,855 3,002,650 4,203,710 6,005,300 8,407,420 10,509,275 21,018,550 and 42,037,100, with no remainder.

Since 42,037,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,037,100, 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).