Q: Is 42,211,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,211,240 is a composite number.

Why is 42,211,240 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 42,211,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 290 580 1,160 36,389 72,778 145,556 181,945 291,112 363,890 727,780 1,055,281 1,455,560 2,110,562 4,221,124 5,276,405 8,442,248 10,552,810 21,105,620 and 42,211,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,211,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,211,240, 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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