Q: Is 21,236,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,236,508 is a composite number.

Why is 21,236,508 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 21,236,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 589,903 1,179,806 1,769,709 2,359,612 3,539,418 5,309,127 7,078,836 10,618,254 and 21,236,508, with no remainder.

Since 21,236,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,236,508, 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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