Q: Is 21,426,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,426,072 is a composite number.

Why is 21,426,072 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 21,426,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 361 456 722 1,083 1,444 2,166 2,473 2,888 4,332 4,946 7,419 8,664 9,892 14,838 19,784 29,676 46,987 59,352 93,974 140,961 187,948 281,922 375,896 563,844 892,753 1,127,688 1,785,506 2,678,259 3,571,012 5,356,518 7,142,024 10,713,036 and 21,426,072, with no remainder.

Since 21,426,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,426,072, 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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