Q: Is 208,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 208,608 is a composite number.

Why is 208,608 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 208,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 41 48 53 82 96 106 123 159 164 212 246 318 328 424 492 636 656 848 984 1,272 1,312 1,696 1,968 2,173 2,544 3,936 4,346 5,088 6,519 8,692 13,038 17,384 26,076 34,768 52,152 69,536 104,304 and 208,608, with no remainder.

Since 208,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,608, 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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