Q: Is 21,720,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 21,720,048 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 21,720,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 127 168 254 336 381 508 509 762 889 1,016 1,018 1,524 1,527 1,778 2,032 2,036 2,667 3,048 3,054 3,556 3,563 4,072 5,334 6,096 6,108 7,112 7,126 8,144 10,668 10,689 12,216 14,224 14,252 21,336 21,378 24,432 28,504 42,672 42,756 57,008 64,643 85,512 129,286 171,024 193,929 258,572 387,858 452,501 517,144 775,716 905,002 1,034,288 1,357,503 1,551,432 1,810,004 2,715,006 3,102,864 3,620,008 5,430,012 7,240,016 10,860,024 and 21,720,048, with no remainder.

Since 21,720,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,720,048, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).