Q: Is 21,857,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,857,240 is a composite number.

Why is 21,857,240 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 21,857,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 680 32,143 64,286 128,572 160,715 257,144 321,430 546,431 642,860 1,092,862 1,285,720 2,185,724 2,732,155 4,371,448 5,464,310 10,928,620 and 21,857,240, with no remainder.

Since 21,857,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,857,240, 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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