Q: Is 42,623,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,623,960 is a composite number.

Why is 42,623,960 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 42,623,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 118 236 295 472 590 1,180 2,360 18,061 36,122 72,244 90,305 144,488 180,610 361,220 722,440 1,065,599 2,131,198 4,262,396 5,327,995 8,524,792 10,655,990 21,311,980 and 42,623,960, with no remainder.

Since 42,623,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,623,960, 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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