Q: Is 42,586,270 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,586,270 is a composite number.

Why is 42,586,270 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 42,586,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 1,867 2,281 3,734 4,562 9,335 11,405 18,670 22,810 4,258,627 8,517,254 21,293,135 and 42,586,270, with no remainder.

Since 42,586,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,586,270, 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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