Q: Is 21,230,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,230,238 is a composite number.

Why is 21,230,238 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 21,230,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 89 166 178 249 267 479 498 534 958 1,437 2,874 7,387 14,774 22,161 39,757 42,631 44,322 79,514 85,262 119,271 127,893 238,542 255,786 3,538,373 7,076,746 10,615,119 and 21,230,238, with no remainder.

Since 21,230,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,230,238, 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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