Q: Is 21,972,423 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,972,423 is a composite number.

Why is 21,972,423 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 21,972,423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 811 821 2,433 2,463 8,921 9,031 26,763 27,093 665,831 1,997,493 7,324,141 and 21,972,423, with no remainder.

Since 21,972,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,972,423, 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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