Q: Is 21,271,251 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,271,251 is a composite number.

Why is 21,271,251 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 21,271,251 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 41 69 73 103 123 219 309 943 1,679 2,369 2,829 2,993 4,223 5,037 7,107 7,519 8,979 12,669 22,557 68,839 97,129 172,937 206,517 291,387 308,279 518,811 924,837 7,090,417 and 21,271,251, with no remainder.

Since 21,271,251 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,271,251, 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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