Q: Is 21,255,255 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,255,255 is a composite number.

Why is 21,255,255 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 21,255,255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 63 105 315 67,477 202,431 337,385 472,339 607,293 1,012,155 1,417,017 2,361,695 3,036,465 4,251,051 7,085,085 and 21,255,255, with no remainder.

Since 21,255,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,255,255, 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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