Q: Is 42,770 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,770 is a composite number.

Why is 42,770 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 42,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 13 14 26 35 47 65 70 91 94 130 182 235 329 455 470 611 658 910 1,222 1,645 3,055 3,290 4,277 6,110 8,554 21,385 and 42,770, with no remainder.

Since 42,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,770, 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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