Q: Is 42,487,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,487,840 is a composite number.

Why is 42,487,840 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 42,487,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 74 80 148 160 185 296 370 592 740 1,184 1,480 2,960 5,920 7,177 14,354 28,708 35,885 57,416 71,770 114,832 143,540 229,664 265,549 287,080 531,098 574,160 1,062,196 1,148,320 1,327,745 2,124,392 2,655,490 4,248,784 5,310,980 8,497,568 10,621,960 21,243,920 and 42,487,840, with no remainder.

Since 42,487,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,487,840, 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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