Q: Is 209,898 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 209,898 is a composite number.

Why is 209,898 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 209,898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 23 26 27 39 46 54 69 78 117 138 169 207 234 299 338 351 414 507 598 621 702 897 1,014 1,242 1,521 1,794 2,691 3,042 3,887 4,563 5,382 7,774 8,073 9,126 11,661 16,146 23,322 34,983 69,966 104,949 and 209,898, with no remainder.

Since 209,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 209,898, 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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