Q: Is 42,545,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,545,240 is a composite number.

Why is 42,545,240 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 42,545,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 101 202 404 505 808 1,010 2,020 4,040 10,531 21,062 42,124 52,655 84,248 105,310 210,620 421,240 1,063,631 2,127,262 4,254,524 5,318,155 8,509,048 10,636,310 21,272,620 and 42,545,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,545,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,545,240, 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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