Q: Is 42,130,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,130,240 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 42,130,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 32 40 62 64 80 124 137 155 160 248 274 310 320 496 548 620 685 961 992 1,096 1,240 1,370 1,922 1,984 2,192 2,480 2,740 3,844 4,247 4,384 4,805 4,960 5,480 7,688 8,494 8,768 9,610 9,920 10,960 15,376 16,988 19,220 21,235 21,920 30,752 33,976 38,440 42,470 43,840 61,504 67,952 76,880 84,940 131,657 135,904 153,760 169,880 263,314 271,808 307,520 339,760 526,628 658,285 679,520 1,053,256 1,316,570 1,359,040 2,106,512 2,633,140 4,213,024 5,266,280 8,426,048 10,532,560 21,065,120 and 42,130,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,130,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,130,240, 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).