Q: Is 42,231,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,231,040 is a composite number.

Why is 42,231,040 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 42,231,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 256 320 640 1,280 32,993 65,986 131,972 164,965 263,944 329,930 527,888 659,860 1,055,776 1,319,720 2,111,552 2,639,440 4,223,104 5,278,880 8,446,208 10,557,760 21,115,520 and 42,231,040, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,040, 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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