Q: Is 21,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,624 is a composite number.

Why is 21,624 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 21,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 53 68 102 106 136 159 204 212 318 408 424 636 901 1,272 1,802 2,703 3,604 5,406 7,208 10,812 and 21,624, with no remainder.

Since 21,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,624, 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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