Q: Is 21,542,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,542,736 is a composite number.

Why is 21,542,736 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 21,542,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 448,807 897,614 1,346,421 1,795,228 2,692,842 3,590,456 5,385,684 7,180,912 10,771,368 and 21,542,736, with no remainder.

Since 21,542,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,542,736, 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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