Q: Is 42,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,280 is a composite number.

Why is 42,280 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 42,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 151 280 302 604 755 1,057 1,208 1,510 2,114 3,020 4,228 5,285 6,040 8,456 10,570 21,140 and 42,280, with no remainder.

Since 42,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,280, 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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