Q: Is 42,174,580 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,174,580 is a composite number.

Why is 42,174,580 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 42,174,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 301,247 602,494 1,204,988 1,506,235 2,108,729 3,012,470 4,217,458 6,024,940 8,434,916 10,543,645 21,087,290 and 42,174,580, with no remainder.

Since 42,174,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,174,580, 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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