Q: Is 42,170,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,170,340 is a composite number.

Why is 42,170,340 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 42,170,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 439 878 1,317 1,601 1,756 2,195 2,634 3,202 4,390 4,803 5,268 6,404 6,585 8,005 8,780 9,606 13,170 16,010 19,212 24,015 26,340 32,020 48,030 96,060 702,839 1,405,678 2,108,517 2,811,356 3,514,195 4,217,034 7,028,390 8,434,068 10,542,585 14,056,780 21,085,170 and 42,170,340, with no remainder.

Since 42,170,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,170,340, 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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