Q: Is 42,167,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,167,540 is a composite number.

Why is 42,167,540 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 42,167,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 379 758 1,516 1,895 3,790 5,563 7,580 11,126 22,252 27,815 55,630 111,260 2,108,377 4,216,754 8,433,508 10,541,885 21,083,770 and 42,167,540, with no remainder.

Since 42,167,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,167,540, 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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