Q: Is 42,505,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,505,600 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 42,505,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 37 40 50 64 74 80 100 128 148 160 185 200 296 320 359 370 400 592 640 718 740 800 925 1,184 1,436 1,480 1,600 1,795 1,850 2,368 2,872 2,960 3,200 3,590 3,700 4,736 5,744 5,920 7,180 7,400 8,975 11,488 11,840 13,283 14,360 14,800 17,950 22,976 23,680 26,566 28,720 29,600 35,900 45,952 53,132 57,440 59,200 66,415 71,800 106,264 114,880 118,400 132,830 143,600 212,528 229,760 265,660 287,200 332,075 425,056 531,320 574,400 664,150 850,112 1,062,640 1,148,800 1,328,300 1,700,224 2,125,280 2,656,600 4,250,560 5,313,200 8,501,120 10,626,400 21,252,800 and 42,505,600, with no remainder.

Since 42,505,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,505,600, 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).