Q: Is 21,056 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,056 is a composite number.

Why is 21,056 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 21,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 47 56 64 94 112 188 224 329 376 448 658 752 1,316 1,504 2,632 3,008 5,264 10,528 and 21,056, with no remainder.

Since 21,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,056, 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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