Q: Is 21,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,896 is a composite number.

Why is 21,896 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 21,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 23 28 34 46 56 68 92 119 136 161 184 238 322 391 476 644 782 952 1,288 1,564 2,737 3,128 5,474 10,948 and 21,896, with no remainder.

Since 21,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,896, 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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