Q: Is 212,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 212,820 is a composite number.

Why is 212,820 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 212,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 3,547 7,094 10,641 14,188 17,735 21,282 35,470 42,564 53,205 70,940 106,410 and 212,820, with no remainder.

Since 212,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,820, 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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