Q: Is 21,231,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,231,248 is a composite number.

Why is 21,231,248 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 21,231,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 45,757 91,514 183,028 366,056 732,112 1,326,953 2,653,906 5,307,812 10,615,624 and 21,231,248, with no remainder.

Since 21,231,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,231,248, 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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