Q: Is 42,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,240 is a composite number.

Why is 42,240 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 42,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 32 33 40 44 48 55 60 64 66 80 88 96 110 120 128 132 160 165 176 192 220 240 256 264 320 330 352 384 440 480 528 640 660 704 768 880 960 1,056 1,280 1,320 1,408 1,760 1,920 2,112 2,640 2,816 3,520 3,840 4,224 5,280 7,040 8,448 10,560 14,080 21,120 and 42,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,240, 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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