Q: Is 21,887,789 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,887,789 is a composite number.

Why is 21,887,789 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 21,887,789 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 17 23 77 119 161 187 253 391 727 1,309 1,771 2,737 4,301 5,089 7,997 12,359 16,721 30,107 55,979 86,513 117,047 135,949 183,931 284,257 951,643 1,287,517 1,989,799 3,126,827 and 21,887,789, with no remainder.

Since 21,887,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,887,789, 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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