Q: Is 21,422,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,422,540 is a composite number.

Why is 21,422,540 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 21,422,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 113 226 452 565 1,130 2,260 9,479 18,958 37,916 47,395 94,790 189,580 1,071,127 2,142,254 4,284,508 5,355,635 10,711,270 and 21,422,540, with no remainder.

Since 21,422,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,422,540, 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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