Q: Is 21,343,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,343,742 is a composite number.

Why is 21,343,742 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 21,343,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 643 1,286 2,371 4,501 4,742 9,002 16,597 33,194 1,524,553 3,049,106 10,671,871 and 21,343,742, with no remainder.

Since 21,343,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,343,742, 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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