Q: Is 21,582 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,582 is a composite number.

Why is 21,582 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 21,582 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 109 198 218 327 654 981 1,199 1,962 2,398 3,597 7,194 10,791 and 21,582, with no remainder.

Since 21,582 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,582, 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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