Q: Is 117,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,216 is a composite number.

Why is 117,216 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 117,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 37 44 48 66 72 74 88 96 99 111 132 144 148 176 198 222 264 288 296 333 352 396 407 444 528 592 666 792 814 888 1,056 1,184 1,221 1,332 1,584 1,628 1,776 2,442 2,664 3,168 3,256 3,552 3,663 4,884 5,328 6,512 7,326 9,768 10,656 13,024 14,652 19,536 29,304 39,072 58,608 and 117,216, with no remainder.

Since 117,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,216, 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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