Q: Is 42,079,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,079,740 is a composite number.

Why is 42,079,740 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 42,079,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 701,329 1,402,658 2,103,987 2,805,316 3,506,645 4,207,974 7,013,290 8,415,948 10,519,935 14,026,580 21,039,870 and 42,079,740, with no remainder.

Since 42,079,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,079,740, 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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