Q: Is 212,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 212,724 is a composite number.

Why is 212,724 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 212,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 57 76 114 171 228 311 342 622 684 933 1,244 1,866 2,799 3,732 5,598 5,909 11,196 11,818 17,727 23,636 35,454 53,181 70,908 106,362 and 212,724, with no remainder.

Since 212,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,724, 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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