Q: Is 21,497,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,497,870 is a composite number.

Why is 21,497,870 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 21,497,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 46 115 151 230 302 619 755 1,238 1,510 3,095 3,473 6,190 6,946 14,237 17,365 28,474 34,730 71,185 93,469 142,370 186,938 467,345 934,690 2,149,787 4,299,574 10,748,935 and 21,497,870, with no remainder.

Since 21,497,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,497,870, 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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