Q: Is 21,807,873 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,807,873 is a composite number.

Why is 21,807,873 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 21,807,873 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 151 453 1,359 1,783 4,077 5,349 12,231 16,047 48,141 144,423 269,233 807,699 2,423,097 7,269,291 and 21,807,873, with no remainder.

Since 21,807,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,807,873, 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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