Q: Is 215,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 215,748 is a composite number.

Why is 215,748 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 215,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 461 468 922 1,383 1,844 2,766 4,149 5,532 5,993 8,298 11,986 16,596 17,979 23,972 35,958 53,937 71,916 107,874 and 215,748, with no remainder.

Since 215,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,748, 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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