Q: Is 42,245,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,245,920 is a composite number.

Why is 42,245,920 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 42,245,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 229 458 916 1,145 1,153 1,832 2,290 2,306 3,664 4,580 4,612 5,765 7,328 9,160 9,224 11,530 18,320 18,448 23,060 36,640 36,896 46,120 92,240 184,480 264,037 528,074 1,056,148 1,320,185 2,112,296 2,640,370 4,224,592 5,280,740 8,449,184 10,561,480 21,122,960 and 42,245,920, with no remainder.

Since 42,245,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,245,920, 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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