Q: Is 42,602,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,602,420 is a composite number.

Why is 42,602,420 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 42,602,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 304,303 608,606 1,217,212 1,521,515 2,130,121 3,043,030 4,260,242 6,086,060 8,520,484 10,650,605 21,301,210 and 42,602,420, with no remainder.

Since 42,602,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,602,420, 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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