Q: Is 21,387,562 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,387,562 is a composite number.

Why is 21,387,562 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 21,387,562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 127 161 254 322 523 889 1,046 1,778 2,921 3,661 5,842 7,322 12,029 20,447 24,058 40,894 66,421 84,203 132,842 168,406 464,947 929,894 1,527,683 3,055,366 10,693,781 and 21,387,562, with no remainder.

Since 21,387,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,387,562, 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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