Q: Is 215,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 215,760 is a composite number.

Why is 215,760 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 215,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 31 40 48 58 60 62 80 87 93 116 120 124 145 155 174 186 232 240 248 290 310 348 372 435 464 465 496 580 620 696 744 870 899 930 1,160 1,240 1,392 1,488 1,740 1,798 1,860 2,320 2,480 2,697 3,480 3,596 3,720 4,495 5,394 6,960 7,192 7,440 8,990 10,788 13,485 14,384 17,980 21,576 26,970 35,960 43,152 53,940 71,920 107,880 and 215,760, with no remainder.

Since 215,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,760, 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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