Q: Is 42,424,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,424,420 is a composite number.

Why is 42,424,420 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 42,424,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 92,227 184,454 368,908 461,135 922,270 1,844,540 2,121,221 4,242,442 8,484,884 10,606,105 21,212,210 and 42,424,420, with no remainder.

Since 42,424,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,424,420, 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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