Q: Is 214,830 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,830 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 214,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 21 22 30 31 33 35 42 45 55 62 63 66 70 77 90 93 99 105 110 126 154 155 165 186 198 210 217 231 279 310 315 330 341 385 434 462 465 495 558 630 651 682 693 770 930 990 1,023 1,085 1,155 1,302 1,386 1,395 1,705 1,953 2,046 2,170 2,310 2,387 2,790 3,069 3,255 3,410 3,465 3,906 4,774 5,115 6,138 6,510 6,930 7,161 9,765 10,230 11,935 14,322 15,345 19,530 21,483 23,870 30,690 35,805 42,966 71,610 107,415 and 214,830, with no remainder.

Since 214,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,830, 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).