Q: Is 42,630 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,630 is a composite number.

Why is 42,630 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 42,630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 29 30 35 42 49 58 70 87 98 105 145 147 174 203 210 245 290 294 406 435 490 609 735 870 1,015 1,218 1,421 1,470 2,030 2,842 3,045 4,263 6,090 7,105 8,526 14,210 21,315 and 42,630, with no remainder.

Since 42,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,630, 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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