Q: Is 21,724,846 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,724,846 is a composite number.

Why is 21,724,846 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 21,724,846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 37 74 143 286 407 481 814 962 2,053 4,106 5,291 10,582 22,583 26,689 45,166 53,378 75,961 151,922 293,579 587,158 835,571 987,493 1,671,142 1,974,986 10,862,423 and 21,724,846, with no remainder.

Since 21,724,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,724,846, 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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