Q: Is 42,343,530 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,343,530 is a composite number.

Why is 42,343,530 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 42,343,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 89 178 267 445 534 890 1,335 2,670 15,859 31,718 47,577 79,295 95,154 158,590 237,885 475,770 1,411,451 2,822,902 4,234,353 7,057,255 8,468,706 14,114,510 21,171,765 and 42,343,530, with no remainder.

Since 42,343,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,343,530, 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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