Q: Is 42,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,120 is a composite number.

Why is 42,120 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 42,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 52 54 60 65 72 78 81 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 156 162 180 195 216 234 260 270 312 324 351 360 390 405 468 520 540 585 648 702 780 810 936 1,053 1,080 1,170 1,404 1,560 1,620 1,755 2,106 2,340 2,808 3,240 3,510 4,212 4,680 5,265 7,020 8,424 10,530 14,040 21,060 and 42,120, with no remainder.

Since 42,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,120, 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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