Q: Is 214,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 214,728 is a composite number.

Why is 214,728 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 214,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 389 552 778 1,167 1,556 2,334 3,112 4,668 8,947 9,336 17,894 26,841 35,788 53,682 71,576 107,364 and 214,728, with no remainder.

Since 214,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,728, 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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