Q: Is 42,537,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,537,760 is a composite number.

Why is 42,537,760 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 42,537,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 265,861 531,722 1,063,444 1,329,305 2,126,888 2,658,610 4,253,776 5,317,220 8,507,552 10,634,440 21,268,880 and 42,537,760, with no remainder.

Since 42,537,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,537,760, 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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