Q: Is 42,243,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,243,340 is a composite number.

Why is 42,243,340 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 42,243,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 379 758 1,516 1,895 3,790 5,573 7,580 11,146 22,292 27,865 55,730 111,460 2,112,167 4,224,334 8,448,668 10,560,835 21,121,670 and 42,243,340, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,340, 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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