Q: Is 21,294 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,294 is a composite number.

Why is 21,294 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 21,294 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 39 42 63 78 91 117 126 169 182 234 273 338 507 546 819 1,014 1,183 1,521 1,638 2,366 3,042 3,549 7,098 10,647 and 21,294, with no remainder.

Since 21,294 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,294, 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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