Q: Is 42,168,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,168,140 is a composite number.

Why is 42,168,140 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 42,168,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 359 718 839 1,436 1,678 1,795 2,513 3,356 3,590 4,195 5,026 5,873 7,180 8,390 10,052 11,746 12,565 16,780 23,492 25,130 29,365 50,260 58,730 117,460 301,201 602,402 1,204,804 1,506,005 2,108,407 3,012,010 4,216,814 6,024,020 8,433,628 10,542,035 21,084,070 and 42,168,140, with no remainder.

Since 42,168,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,168,140, 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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