Q: Is 42,312,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,312,440 is a composite number.

Why is 42,312,440 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 42,312,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 118 236 295 472 590 1,180 2,360 17,929 35,858 71,716 89,645 143,432 179,290 358,580 717,160 1,057,811 2,115,622 4,231,244 5,289,055 8,462,488 10,578,110 21,156,220 and 42,312,440, with no remainder.

Since 42,312,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,312,440, 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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