Q: Is 21,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,120 is a composite number.

Why is 21,120 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 21,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 32 33 40 44 48 55 60 64 66 80 88 96 110 120 128 132 160 165 176 192 220 240 264 320 330 352 384 440 480 528 640 660 704 880 960 1,056 1,320 1,408 1,760 1,920 2,112 2,640 3,520 4,224 5,280 7,040 10,560 and 21,120, with no remainder.

Since 21,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,120, 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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