Q: Is 21,399,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,399,231 is a composite number.

Why is 21,399,231 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 21,399,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 149 447 977 1,043 2,931 3,129 6,839 7,301 20,517 21,903 47,873 143,619 145,573 436,719 1,019,011 3,057,033 7,133,077 and 21,399,231, with no remainder.

Since 21,399,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,399,231, 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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