Q: Is 21,039,501 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,039,501 is a composite number.

Why is 21,039,501 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 21,039,501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 71 103 137 213 309 411 497 721 959 1,491 2,163 2,877 7,313 9,727 14,111 21,939 29,181 42,333 51,191 68,089 98,777 153,573 204,267 296,331 1,001,881 3,005,643 7,013,167 and 21,039,501, with no remainder.

Since 21,039,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,039,501, 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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