Q: Is 42,221,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,221,440 is a composite number.

Why is 42,221,440 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 42,221,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 64 74 80 128 148 160 185 296 320 370 592 640 740 1,184 1,480 1,783 2,368 2,960 3,566 4,736 5,920 7,132 8,915 11,840 14,264 17,830 23,680 28,528 35,660 57,056 65,971 71,320 114,112 131,942 142,640 228,224 263,884 285,280 329,855 527,768 570,560 659,710 1,055,536 1,141,120 1,319,420 2,111,072 2,638,840 4,222,144 5,277,680 8,444,288 10,555,360 21,110,720 and 42,221,440, with no remainder.

Since 42,221,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,221,440, 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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