Q: Is 42,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,900 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 42,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 25 26 30 33 39 44 50 52 55 60 65 66 75 78 100 110 130 132 143 150 156 165 195 220 260 275 286 300 325 330 390 429 550 572 650 660 715 780 825 858 975 1,100 1,300 1,430 1,650 1,716 1,950 2,145 2,860 3,300 3,575 3,900 4,290 7,150 8,580 10,725 14,300 21,450 and 42,900, with no remainder.

Since 42,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,900, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).