Q: Is 214,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 214,968 is a composite number.

Why is 214,968 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 214,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 53 78 104 106 156 159 169 212 312 318 338 424 507 636 676 689 1,014 1,272 1,352 1,378 2,028 2,067 2,756 4,056 4,134 5,512 8,268 8,957 16,536 17,914 26,871 35,828 53,742 71,656 107,484 and 214,968, with no remainder.

Since 214,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,968, 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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