Q: Is 42,403,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,403,250 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 42,403,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 25 38 50 79 95 113 125 158 190 226 250 395 475 565 790 950 1,130 1,501 1,975 2,147 2,375 2,825 3,002 3,950 4,294 4,750 5,650 7,505 8,927 9,875 10,735 14,125 15,010 17,854 19,750 21,470 28,250 37,525 44,635 53,675 75,050 89,270 107,350 169,613 187,625 223,175 268,375 339,226 375,250 446,350 536,750 848,065 1,115,875 1,696,130 2,231,750 4,240,325 8,480,650 21,201,625 and 42,403,250, with no remainder.

Since 42,403,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,403,250, 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).