Q: Is 21,457,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,457,720 is a composite number.

Why is 21,457,720 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 21,457,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 536,443 1,072,886 2,145,772 2,682,215 4,291,544 5,364,430 10,728,860 and 21,457,720, with no remainder.

Since 21,457,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,457,720, 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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