Q: Is 21,178,016 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,178,016 is a composite number.

Why is 21,178,016 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 21,178,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 43 86 172 344 688 1,376 15,391 30,782 61,564 123,128 246,256 492,512 661,813 1,323,626 2,647,252 5,294,504 10,589,008 and 21,178,016, with no remainder.

Since 21,178,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,178,016, 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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