Q: Is 21,453,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,453,272 is a composite number.

Why is 21,453,272 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 21,453,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 89 116 178 232 356 712 1,039 2,078 2,581 4,156 5,162 8,312 10,324 20,648 30,131 60,262 92,471 120,524 184,942 241,048 369,884 739,768 2,681,659 5,363,318 10,726,636 and 21,453,272, with no remainder.

Since 21,453,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,453,272, 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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