Q: Is 189,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 189,216 is a composite number.

Why is 189,216 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 189,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 73 81 96 108 144 146 162 216 219 288 292 324 432 438 584 648 657 864 876 1,168 1,296 1,314 1,752 1,971 2,336 2,592 2,628 3,504 3,942 5,256 5,913 7,008 7,884 10,512 11,826 15,768 21,024 23,652 31,536 47,304 63,072 94,608 and 189,216, with no remainder.

Since 189,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,216, 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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