Q: Is 42,464,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,464,000 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 42,464,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 128 160 200 250 256 320 400 500 640 800 1,000 1,280 1,327 1,600 2,000 2,654 3,200 4,000 5,308 6,400 6,635 8,000 10,616 13,270 16,000 21,232 26,540 32,000 33,175 42,464 53,080 66,350 84,928 106,160 132,700 165,875 169,856 212,320 265,400 331,750 339,712 424,640 530,800 663,500 849,280 1,061,600 1,327,000 1,698,560 2,123,200 2,654,000 4,246,400 5,308,000 8,492,800 10,616,000 21,232,000 and 42,464,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,464,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,464,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).