Q: Is 215,550 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 215,550 is a composite number.

Why is 215,550 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 215,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 75 90 150 225 450 479 958 1,437 2,395 2,874 4,311 4,790 7,185 8,622 11,975 14,370 21,555 23,950 35,925 43,110 71,850 107,775 and 215,550, with no remainder.

Since 215,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,550, 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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