Q: Is 21,516,993 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,516,993 is a composite number.

Why is 21,516,993 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 21,516,993 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 53 79 159 237 477 571 711 1,713 4,187 5,139 12,561 30,263 37,683 45,109 90,789 135,327 272,367 405,981 2,390,777 7,172,331 and 21,516,993, with no remainder.

Since 21,516,993 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,516,993, 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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