Q: Is 21,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,824 is a composite number.

Why is 21,824 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 21,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 31 32 44 62 64 88 124 176 248 341 352 496 682 704 992 1,364 1,984 2,728 5,456 10,912 and 21,824, with no remainder.

Since 21,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,824, 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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