Q: Is 21,714 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,714 is a composite number.

Why is 21,714 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 21,714 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 47 66 77 94 141 154 231 282 329 462 517 658 987 1,034 1,551 1,974 3,102 3,619 7,238 10,857 and 21,714, with no remainder.

Since 21,714 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,714, 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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