Q: Is 21,456,255 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,456,255 is a composite number.

Why is 21,456,255 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 21,456,255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 53 137 159 197 265 411 591 685 795 985 2,055 2,955 7,261 10,441 21,783 26,989 31,323 36,305 52,205 80,967 108,915 134,945 156,615 404,835 1,430,417 4,291,251 7,152,085 and 21,456,255, with no remainder.

Since 21,456,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,456,255, 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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