Q: Is 21,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,252 is a composite number.

Why is 21,252 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 21,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 23 28 33 42 44 46 66 69 77 84 92 132 138 154 161 231 253 276 308 322 462 483 506 644 759 924 966 1,012 1,518 1,771 1,932 3,036 3,542 5,313 7,084 10,626 and 21,252, with no remainder.

Since 21,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,252, 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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