Q: Is 42,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,880 is a composite number.

Why is 42,880 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 42,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 67 80 128 134 160 268 320 335 536 640 670 1,072 1,340 2,144 2,680 4,288 5,360 8,576 10,720 21,440 and 42,880, with no remainder.

Since 42,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,880, 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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