Q: Is 21,516 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,516 is a composite number.

Why is 21,516 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 21,516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 163 326 489 652 978 1,793 1,956 3,586 5,379 7,172 10,758 and 21,516, with no remainder.

Since 21,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,516, 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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