Q: Is 42,286,660 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,286,660 is a composite number.

Why is 42,286,660 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 42,286,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 162,641 325,282 650,564 813,205 1,626,410 2,114,333 3,252,820 4,228,666 8,457,332 10,571,665 21,143,330 and 42,286,660, with no remainder.

Since 42,286,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,286,660, 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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