Q: Is 42,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,960 is a composite number.

Why is 42,960 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 42,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 179 240 358 537 716 895 1,074 1,432 1,790 2,148 2,685 2,864 3,580 4,296 5,370 7,160 8,592 10,740 14,320 21,480 and 42,960, with no remainder.

Since 42,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,960, 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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