Q: Is 42,402,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,402,300 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 42,402,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 43 50 57 60 75 76 86 95 100 114 129 150 172 173 190 215 228 258 285 300 346 380 430 475 516 519 570 645 692 817 860 865 950 1,038 1,075 1,140 1,290 1,425 1,634 1,730 1,900 2,076 2,150 2,451 2,580 2,595 2,850 3,225 3,268 3,287 3,460 4,085 4,300 4,325 4,902 5,190 5,700 6,450 6,574 7,439 8,170 8,650 9,804 9,861 10,380 12,255 12,900 12,975 13,148 14,878 16,340 16,435 17,300 19,722 20,425 22,317 24,510 25,950 29,756 32,870 37,195 39,444 40,850 44,634 49,020 49,305 51,900 61,275 65,740 74,390 81,700 82,175 89,268 98,610 111,585 122,550 141,341 148,780 164,350 185,975 197,220 223,170 245,100 246,525 282,682 328,700 371,950 424,023 446,340 493,050 557,925 565,364 706,705 743,900 848,046 986,100 1,115,850 1,413,410 1,696,092 2,120,115 2,231,700 2,826,820 3,533,525 4,240,230 7,067,050 8,480,460 10,600,575 14,134,100 21,201,150 and 42,402,300, with no remainder.

Since 42,402,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,402,300, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).