Q: Is 21,458,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,458,272 is a composite number.

Why is 21,458,272 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 21,458,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 176 352 60,961 121,922 243,844 487,688 670,571 975,376 1,341,142 1,950,752 2,682,284 5,364,568 10,729,136 and 21,458,272, with no remainder.

Since 21,458,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,458,272, 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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