Q: Is 21,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,792 is a composite number.

Why is 21,792 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 21,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 227 454 681 908 1,362 1,816 2,724 3,632 5,448 7,264 10,896 and 21,792, with no remainder.

Since 21,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,792, 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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