Q: Is 42,231,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,231,240 is a composite number.

Why is 42,231,240 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 42,231,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 39,103 78,206 117,309 156,412 195,515 234,618 312,824 351,927 391,030 469,236 586,545 703,854 782,060 938,472 1,055,781 1,173,090 1,407,708 1,564,120 1,759,635 2,111,562 2,346,180 2,815,416 3,519,270 4,223,124 4,692,360 5,278,905 7,038,540 8,446,248 10,557,810 14,077,080 21,115,620 and 42,231,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,240, 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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