Q: Is 21,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,560 is a composite number.

Why is 21,560 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 21,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 44 49 55 56 70 77 88 98 110 140 154 196 220 245 280 308 385 392 440 490 539 616 770 980 1,078 1,540 1,960 2,156 2,695 3,080 4,312 5,390 10,780 and 21,560, with no remainder.

Since 21,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,560, 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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