Q: Is 21,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,432 is a composite number.

Why is 21,432 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 21,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 47 57 76 94 114 141 152 188 228 282 376 456 564 893 1,128 1,786 2,679 3,572 5,358 7,144 10,716 and 21,432, with no remainder.

Since 21,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,432, 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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