Q: Is 21,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,888 is a composite number.

Why is 21,888 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 21,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 48 57 64 72 76 96 114 128 144 152 171 192 228 288 304 342 384 456 576 608 684 912 1,152 1,216 1,368 1,824 2,432 2,736 3,648 5,472 7,296 10,944 and 21,888, with no remainder.

Since 21,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,888, 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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