Q: Is 214,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,704 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 214,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 71 72 84 108 112 126 142 144 168 189 213 216 252 284 336 378 426 432 497 504 568 639 756 852 994 1,008 1,136 1,278 1,491 1,512 1,704 1,917 1,988 2,556 2,982 3,024 3,408 3,834 3,976 4,473 5,112 5,964 7,668 7,952 8,946 10,224 11,928 13,419 15,336 17,892 23,856 26,838 30,672 35,784 53,676 71,568 107,352 and 214,704, with no remainder.

Since 214,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,704, 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).