Q: Is 21,428,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,428,896 is a composite number.

Why is 21,428,896 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 21,428,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 41 82 164 328 656 1,312 16,333 32,666 65,332 130,664 261,328 522,656 669,653 1,339,306 2,678,612 5,357,224 10,714,448 and 21,428,896, with no remainder.

Since 21,428,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,428,896, 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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