Q: Is 42,360 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,360 is a composite number.

Why is 42,360 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 42,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 353 706 1,059 1,412 1,765 2,118 2,824 3,530 4,236 5,295 7,060 8,472 10,590 14,120 21,180 and 42,360, with no remainder.

Since 42,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,360, 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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