Q: Is 212,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 212,960 is a composite number.

Why is 212,960 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 212,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 80 88 110 121 160 176 220 242 352 440 484 605 880 968 1,210 1,331 1,760 1,936 2,420 2,662 3,872 4,840 5,324 6,655 9,680 10,648 13,310 19,360 21,296 26,620 42,592 53,240 106,480 and 212,960, with no remainder.

Since 212,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,960, 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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