Q: Is 42,341,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,341,740 is a composite number.

Why is 42,341,740 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 42,341,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 29 35 58 70 116 140 145 203 290 406 580 812 1,015 2,030 4,060 10,429 20,858 41,716 52,145 73,003 104,290 146,006 208,580 292,012 302,441 365,015 604,882 730,030 1,209,764 1,460,060 1,512,205 2,117,087 3,024,410 4,234,174 6,048,820 8,468,348 10,585,435 21,170,870 and 42,341,740, with no remainder.

Since 42,341,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,341,740, 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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