Q: Is 42,434,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,434,720 is a composite number.

Why is 42,434,720 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 42,434,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 68 80 85 136 160 170 272 340 544 680 1,360 2,720 15,601 31,202 62,404 78,005 124,808 156,010 249,616 265,217 312,020 499,232 530,434 624,040 1,060,868 1,248,080 1,326,085 2,121,736 2,496,160 2,652,170 4,243,472 5,304,340 8,486,944 10,608,680 21,217,360 and 42,434,720, with no remainder.

Since 42,434,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,434,720, 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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