Q: Is 21,846,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,846,740 is a composite number.

Why is 21,846,740 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 21,846,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,092,337 2,184,674 4,369,348 5,461,685 10,923,370 and 21,846,740, with no remainder.

Since 21,846,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,846,740, 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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