Q: Is 21,180,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,180,872 is a composite number.

Why is 21,180,872 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 21,180,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 37 74 148 163 296 326 439 652 878 1,304 1,756 3,512 6,031 12,062 16,243 24,124 32,486 48,248 64,972 71,557 129,944 143,114 286,228 572,456 2,647,609 5,295,218 10,590,436 and 21,180,872, with no remainder.

Since 21,180,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,180,872, 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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