Q: Is 212,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 212,760 is a composite number.

Why is 212,760 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 212,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 197 216 270 360 394 540 591 788 985 1,080 1,182 1,576 1,773 1,970 2,364 2,955 3,546 3,940 4,728 5,319 5,910 7,092 7,880 8,865 10,638 11,820 14,184 17,730 21,276 23,640 26,595 35,460 42,552 53,190 70,920 106,380 and 212,760, with no remainder.

Since 212,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,760, 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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