Q: Is 215,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 215,696 is a composite number.

Why is 215,696 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 215,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 17 26 34 52 61 68 104 122 136 208 221 244 272 442 488 793 884 976 1,037 1,586 1,768 2,074 3,172 3,536 4,148 6,344 8,296 12,688 13,481 16,592 26,962 53,924 107,848 and 215,696, with no remainder.

Since 215,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,696, 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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