Q: Is 212,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 212,472 is a composite number.

Why is 212,472 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 212,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 156 227 234 312 454 468 681 908 936 1,362 1,816 2,043 2,724 2,951 4,086 5,448 5,902 8,172 8,853 11,804 16,344 17,706 23,608 26,559 35,412 53,118 70,824 106,236 and 212,472, with no remainder.

Since 212,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,472, 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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