Q: Is 21,542,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,542,420 is a composite number.

Why is 21,542,420 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 21,542,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 149 298 596 745 1,490 2,980 7,229 14,458 28,916 36,145 72,290 144,580 1,077,121 2,154,242 4,308,484 5,385,605 10,771,210 and 21,542,420, with no remainder.

Since 21,542,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,542,420, 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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