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

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

Why is 42,540,540 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 42,540,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 420 101,287 202,574 303,861 405,148 506,435 607,722 709,009 1,012,870 1,215,444 1,418,018 1,519,305 2,025,740 2,127,027 2,836,036 3,038,610 3,545,045 4,254,054 6,077,220 7,090,090 8,508,108 10,635,135 14,180,180 21,270,270 and 42,540,540, with no remainder.

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