Q: Is 215,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 215,072 is a composite number.

Why is 215,072 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 215,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 22 26 32 44 47 52 88 94 104 143 176 188 208 286 352 376 416 517 572 611 752 1,034 1,144 1,222 1,504 2,068 2,288 2,444 4,136 4,576 4,888 6,721 8,272 9,776 13,442 16,544 19,552 26,884 53,768 107,536 and 215,072, with no remainder.

Since 215,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,072, 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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