Q: Is 21,410,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 21,410,000 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 21,410,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 500 625 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,141 2,500 4,282 5,000 8,564 10,000 10,705 17,128 21,410 34,256 42,820 53,525 85,640 107,050 171,280 214,100 267,625 428,200 535,250 856,400 1,070,500 1,338,125 2,141,000 2,676,250 4,282,000 5,352,500 10,705,000 and 21,410,000, with no remainder.

Since 21,410,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,410,000, 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).