Q: Is 42,570 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,570 is a composite number.

Why is 42,570 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 42,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 30 33 43 45 55 66 86 90 99 110 129 165 198 215 258 330 387 430 473 495 645 774 946 990 1,290 1,419 1,935 2,365 2,838 3,870 4,257 4,730 7,095 8,514 14,190 21,285 and 42,570, with no remainder.

Since 42,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,570, 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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