Q: Is 42,461,970 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,461,970 is a composite number.

Why is 42,461,970 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 42,461,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 83 166 249 415 498 830 1,245 2,490 17,053 34,106 51,159 85,265 102,318 170,530 255,795 511,590 1,415,399 2,830,798 4,246,197 7,076,995 8,492,394 14,153,990 21,230,985 and 42,461,970, with no remainder.

Since 42,461,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,461,970, 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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