Q: Is 42,226,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,226,200 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 42,226,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,800 23,459 46,918 70,377 93,836 117,295 140,754 187,672 211,131 234,590 281,508 351,885 422,262 469,180 563,016 586,475 703,770 844,524 938,360 1,055,655 1,172,950 1,407,540 1,689,048 1,759,425 2,111,310 2,345,900 2,815,080 3,518,850 4,222,620 4,691,800 5,278,275 7,037,700 8,445,240 10,556,550 14,075,400 21,113,100 and 42,226,200, with no remainder.

Since 42,226,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,226,200, 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).