Q: Is 42,469,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,469,540 is a composite number.

Why is 42,469,540 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 42,469,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 179 358 716 895 1,790 3,580 11,863 23,726 47,452 59,315 118,630 237,260 2,123,477 4,246,954 8,493,908 10,617,385 21,234,770 and 42,469,540, with no remainder.

Since 42,469,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,469,540, 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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