Q: Is 42,426,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,426,260 is a composite number.

Why is 42,426,260 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 42,426,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 149 230 298 460 596 619 745 1,238 1,490 2,476 2,980 3,095 3,427 6,190 6,854 12,380 13,708 14,237 17,135 28,474 34,270 56,948 68,540 71,185 92,231 142,370 184,462 284,740 368,924 461,155 922,310 1,844,620 2,121,313 4,242,626 8,485,252 10,606,565 21,213,130 and 42,426,260, with no remainder.

Since 42,426,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,426,260, 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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