Q: Is 21,231,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,231,048 is a composite number.

Why is 21,231,048 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 21,231,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 229 458 687 916 1,374 1,832 2,748 3,863 5,496 7,726 11,589 15,452 23,178 30,904 46,356 92,712 884,627 1,769,254 2,653,881 3,538,508 5,307,762 7,077,016 10,615,524 and 21,231,048, with no remainder.

Since 21,231,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,231,048, 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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