Q: Is 214,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,620 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 214,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 73 84 98 105 140 146 147 196 210 219 245 292 294 365 420 438 490 511 588 730 735 876 980 1,022 1,095 1,460 1,470 1,533 2,044 2,190 2,555 2,940 3,066 3,577 4,380 5,110 6,132 7,154 7,665 10,220 10,731 14,308 15,330 17,885 21,462 30,660 35,770 42,924 53,655 71,540 107,310 and 214,620, with no remainder.

Since 214,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,620, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).