Q: Is 42,711,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,711,260 is a composite number.

Why is 42,711,260 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 42,711,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 2,135,563 4,271,126 8,542,252 10,677,815 21,355,630 and 42,711,260, with no remainder.

Since 42,711,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,711,260, 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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