Q: Is 42,443,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,443,540 is a composite number.

Why is 42,443,540 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 42,443,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 79 158 316 395 790 1,580 26,863 53,726 107,452 134,315 268,630 537,260 2,122,177 4,244,354 8,488,708 10,610,885 21,221,770 and 42,443,540, with no remainder.

Since 42,443,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,443,540, 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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