Q: Is 42,646,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,646,540 is a composite number.

Why is 42,646,540 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 42,646,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 43 68 85 86 170 172 215 340 430 731 860 1,462 2,917 2,924 3,655 5,834 7,310 11,668 14,585 14,620 29,170 49,589 58,340 99,178 125,431 198,356 247,945 250,862 495,890 501,724 627,155 991,780 1,254,310 2,132,327 2,508,620 4,264,654 8,529,308 10,661,635 21,323,270 and 42,646,540, with no remainder.

Since 42,646,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,646,540, 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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