Q: Is 42,738,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,738,560 is a composite number.

Why is 42,738,560 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 42,738,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 43 64 80 86 128 160 172 215 320 344 430 640 688 860 1,376 1,553 1,720 2,752 3,106 3,440 5,504 6,212 6,880 7,765 12,424 13,760 15,530 24,848 27,520 31,060 49,696 62,120 66,779 99,392 124,240 133,558 198,784 248,480 267,116 333,895 496,960 534,232 667,790 993,920 1,068,464 1,335,580 2,136,928 2,671,160 4,273,856 5,342,320 8,547,712 10,684,640 21,369,280 and 42,738,560, with no remainder.

Since 42,738,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,738,560, 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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