Q: Is 21,283,362 a Composite Number?

Why is 21,283,362 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 21,283,362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 31,957 63,914 95,871 191,742 287,613 575,226 1,182,409 2,364,818 3,547,227 7,094,454 10,641,681 and 21,283,362, with no remainder.

Since 21,283,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,283,362, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).