Q: Is 21,857,823 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,857,823 is a composite number.

Why is 21,857,823 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 21,857,823 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 351 62,273 186,819 560,457 809,549 1,681,371 2,428,647 7,285,941 and 21,857,823, with no remainder.

Since 21,857,823 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,857,823, 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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