Q: Is 21,924 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 21,924 is a composite number.

Why is 21,924 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 21,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 29 36 42 54 58 63 84 87 108 116 126 174 189 203 252 261 348 378 406 522 609 756 783 812 1,044 1,218 1,566 1,827 2,436 3,132 3,654 5,481 7,308 10,962 and 21,924, with no remainder.

Since 21,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,924, 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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