Q: Is 21,424,148 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,424,148 is a composite number.

Why is 21,424,148 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 21,424,148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 43 68 86 172 289 431 578 731 862 1,156 1,462 1,724 2,924 7,327 12,427 14,654 18,533 24,854 29,308 37,066 49,708 74,132 124,559 249,118 315,061 498,236 630,122 1,260,244 5,356,037 10,712,074 and 21,424,148, with no remainder.

Since 21,424,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,424,148, 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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