Q: Is 21,436,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,436,248 is a composite number.

Why is 21,436,248 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 21,436,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 67 134 201 268 402 536 804 1,608 13,331 26,662 39,993 53,324 79,986 106,648 159,972 319,944 893,177 1,786,354 2,679,531 3,572,708 5,359,062 7,145,416 10,718,124 and 21,436,248, with no remainder.

Since 21,436,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,436,248, 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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