Q: Is 21,744,012 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,744,012 is a composite number.

Why is 21,744,012 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 21,744,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 37 74 111 148 222 444 48,973 97,946 146,919 195,892 293,838 587,676 1,812,001 3,624,002 5,436,003 7,248,004 10,872,006 and 21,744,012, with no remainder.

Since 21,744,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,744,012, 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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