Q: Is 42,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,640 is a composite number.

Why is 42,640 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 42,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 41 52 65 80 82 104 130 164 205 208 260 328 410 520 533 656 820 1,040 1,066 1,640 2,132 2,665 3,280 4,264 5,330 8,528 10,660 21,320 and 42,640, with no remainder.

Since 42,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,640, 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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