Q: Is 42,661,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,661,540 is a composite number.

Why is 42,661,540 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 42,661,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,423 1,499 2,846 2,998 5,692 5,996 7,115 7,495 14,230 14,990 28,460 29,980 2,133,077 4,266,154 8,532,308 10,665,385 21,330,770 and 42,661,540, with no remainder.

Since 42,661,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,661,540, 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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