Q: Is 421,205,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,205,240 is a composite number.

Why is 421,205,240 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 421,205,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 113 226 452 565 904 1,130 2,260 4,520 93,187 186,374 372,748 465,935 745,496 931,870 1,863,740 3,727,480 10,530,131 21,060,262 42,120,524 52,650,655 84,241,048 105,301,310 210,602,620 and 421,205,240, with no remainder.

Since 421,205,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,205,240, 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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