Q: Is 42,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,920 is a composite number.

Why is 42,920 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 42,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 37 40 58 74 116 145 148 185 232 290 296 370 580 740 1,073 1,160 1,480 2,146 4,292 5,365 8,584 10,730 21,460 and 42,920, with no remainder.

Since 42,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,920, 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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