Q: Is 21,762 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,762 is a composite number.

Why is 21,762 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 21,762 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 31 39 54 62 78 93 117 186 234 279 351 403 558 702 806 837 1,209 1,674 2,418 3,627 7,254 10,881 and 21,762, with no remainder.

Since 21,762 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,762, 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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