Q: Is 21,454,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,454,542 is a composite number.

Why is 21,454,542 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 21,454,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 38,449 76,898 115,347 230,694 346,041 692,082 1,191,919 2,383,838 3,575,757 7,151,514 10,727,271 and 21,454,542, with no remainder.

Since 21,454,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,454,542, 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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