Q: Is 21,240,522 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,240,522 is a composite number.

Why is 21,240,522 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 21,240,522 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 47 54 94 141 282 423 846 1,269 2,538 8,369 16,738 25,107 50,214 75,321 150,642 225,963 393,343 451,926 786,686 1,180,029 2,360,058 3,540,087 7,080,174 10,620,261 and 21,240,522, with no remainder.

Since 21,240,522 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,240,522, 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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