Q: Is 42,779,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,779,560 is a composite number.

Why is 42,779,560 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 42,779,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 101 202 404 505 808 1,010 2,020 4,040 10,589 21,178 42,356 52,945 84,712 105,890 211,780 423,560 1,069,489 2,138,978 4,277,956 5,347,445 8,555,912 10,694,890 21,389,780 and 42,779,560, with no remainder.

Since 42,779,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,779,560, 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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