Q: Is 42,509,290 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,509,290 is a composite number.

Why is 42,509,290 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 42,509,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 46 115 230 184,823 369,646 924,115 1,848,230 4,250,929 8,501,858 21,254,645 and 42,509,290, with no remainder.

Since 42,509,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,509,290, 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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