Q: Is 42,207,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,207,200 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 42,207,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 160 175 200 224 280 350 400 560 700 800 1,120 1,400 2,800 5,600 7,537 15,074 30,148 37,685 52,759 60,296 75,370 105,518 120,592 150,740 188,425 211,036 241,184 263,795 301,480 376,850 422,072 527,590 602,960 753,700 844,144 1,055,180 1,205,920 1,318,975 1,507,400 1,688,288 2,110,360 2,637,950 3,014,800 4,220,720 5,275,900 6,029,600 8,441,440 10,551,800 21,103,600 and 42,207,200, with no remainder.

Since 42,207,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,207,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).