Q: Is 42,535,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,535,520 is a composite number.

Why is 42,535,520 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 42,535,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 265,847 531,694 1,063,388 1,329,235 2,126,776 2,658,470 4,253,552 5,316,940 8,507,104 10,633,880 21,267,760 and 42,535,520, with no remainder.

Since 42,535,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,535,520, 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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