Q: Is 42,779,230 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,779,230 is a composite number.

Why is 42,779,230 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 42,779,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 109 130 218 545 1,090 1,417 2,834 3,019 6,038 7,085 14,170 15,095 30,190 39,247 78,494 196,235 329,071 392,470 658,142 1,645,355 3,290,710 4,277,923 8,555,846 21,389,615 and 42,779,230, with no remainder.

Since 42,779,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,779,230, 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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