Q: Is 21,617,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,617,172 is a composite number.

Why is 21,617,172 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 21,617,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 200,159 400,318 600,477 800,636 1,200,954 1,801,431 2,401,908 3,602,862 5,404,293 7,205,724 10,808,586 and 21,617,172, with no remainder.

Since 21,617,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,617,172, 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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