Q: Is 21,857,889 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,857,889 is a composite number.

Why is 21,857,889 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 21,857,889 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 43 53 69 129 139 159 417 989 1,219 2,279 2,967 3,197 3,657 5,977 6,837 7,367 9,591 17,931 22,101 52,417 137,471 157,251 169,441 316,781 412,413 508,323 950,343 7,285,963 and 21,857,889, with no remainder.

Since 21,857,889 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,857,889, 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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