Q: Is 215,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 215,740 is a composite number.

Why is 215,740 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 215,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 67 70 92 115 134 140 161 230 268 322 335 460 469 644 670 805 938 1,340 1,541 1,610 1,876 2,345 3,082 3,220 4,690 6,164 7,705 9,380 10,787 15,410 21,574 30,820 43,148 53,935 107,870 and 215,740, with no remainder.

Since 215,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,740, 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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