Q: Is 42,623,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,623,600 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 42,623,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 40 41 46 50 80 82 92 100 113 115 164 184 200 205 226 230 328 368 400 410 452 460 565 575 656 820 904 920 943 1,025 1,130 1,150 1,640 1,808 1,840 1,886 2,050 2,260 2,300 2,599 2,825 3,280 3,772 4,100 4,520 4,600 4,633 4,715 5,198 5,650 7,544 8,200 9,040 9,200 9,266 9,430 10,396 11,300 12,995 15,088 16,400 18,532 18,860 20,792 22,600 23,165 23,575 25,990 37,064 37,720 41,584 45,200 46,330 47,150 51,980 64,975 74,128 75,440 92,660 94,300 103,960 106,559 115,825 129,950 185,320 188,600 207,920 213,118 231,650 259,900 370,640 377,200 426,236 463,300 519,800 532,795 852,472 926,600 1,039,600 1,065,590 1,704,944 1,853,200 2,131,180 2,663,975 4,262,360 5,327,950 8,524,720 10,655,900 21,311,800 and 42,623,600, with no remainder.

Since 42,623,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,623,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).