Q: Is 21,688,338 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,688,338 is a composite number.

Why is 21,688,338 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 21,688,338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 47 94 141 282 329 658 987 1,974 10,987 21,974 32,961 65,922 76,909 153,818 230,727 461,454 516,389 1,032,778 1,549,167 3,098,334 3,614,723 7,229,446 10,844,169 and 21,688,338, with no remainder.

Since 21,688,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,688,338, 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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