Q: Is 42,223,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,223,460 is a composite number.

Why is 42,223,460 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 42,223,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,447 1,459 2,894 2,918 5,788 5,836 7,235 7,295 14,470 14,590 28,940 29,180 2,111,173 4,222,346 8,444,692 10,555,865 21,111,730 and 42,223,460, with no remainder.

Since 42,223,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,223,460, 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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