Q: Is 21,549,278 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,549,278 is a composite number.

Why is 21,549,278 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 21,549,278 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 43 59 62 86 118 137 274 1,333 1,829 2,537 2,666 3,658 4,247 5,074 5,891 8,083 8,494 11,782 16,166 78,647 157,294 182,621 250,573 347,569 365,242 501,146 695,138 10,774,639 and 21,549,278, with no remainder.

Since 21,549,278 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,549,278, 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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