Q: Is 42,180 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,180 is a composite number.

Why is 42,180 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 42,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 37 38 57 60 74 76 95 111 114 148 185 190 222 228 285 370 380 444 555 570 703 740 1,110 1,140 1,406 2,109 2,220 2,812 3,515 4,218 7,030 8,436 10,545 14,060 21,090 and 42,180, with no remainder.

Since 42,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,180, 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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