Q: Is 208,208 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 208,208 is a composite number.

Why is 208,208 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 208,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 22 26 28 44 52 56 77 88 91 104 112 143 154 169 176 182 208 286 308 338 364 572 616 676 728 1,001 1,144 1,183 1,232 1,352 1,456 1,859 2,002 2,288 2,366 2,704 3,718 4,004 4,732 7,436 8,008 9,464 13,013 14,872 16,016 18,928 26,026 29,744 52,052 104,104 and 208,208, with no remainder.

Since 208,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,208, 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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