Q: Is 42,271,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,271,760 is a composite number.

Why is 42,271,760 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 42,271,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 37 40 74 80 148 185 296 370 592 740 1,480 2,960 14,281 28,562 57,124 71,405 114,248 142,810 228,496 285,620 528,397 571,240 1,056,794 1,142,480 2,113,588 2,641,985 4,227,176 5,283,970 8,454,352 10,567,940 21,135,880 and 42,271,760, with no remainder.

Since 42,271,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,271,760, 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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