Q: Is 21,423,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,423,440 is a composite number.

Why is 21,423,440 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 21,423,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 281 562 953 1,124 1,405 1,906 2,248 2,810 3,812 4,496 4,765 5,620 7,624 9,530 11,240 15,248 19,060 22,480 38,120 76,240 267,793 535,586 1,071,172 1,338,965 2,142,344 2,677,930 4,284,688 5,355,860 10,711,720 and 21,423,440, with no remainder.

Since 21,423,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,423,440, 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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