Q: Is 21,247,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,247,740 is a composite number.

Why is 21,247,740 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 21,247,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 118,043 236,086 354,129 472,172 590,215 708,258 1,062,387 1,180,430 1,416,516 1,770,645 2,124,774 2,360,860 3,541,290 4,249,548 5,311,935 7,082,580 10,623,870 and 21,247,740, with no remainder.

Since 21,247,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,247,740, 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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