Q: Is 42,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,760 is a composite number.

Why is 42,760 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 42,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,069 2,138 4,276 5,345 8,552 10,690 21,380 and 42,760, with no remainder.

Since 42,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,760, 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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