Q: Is 215,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 215,800 is a composite number.

Why is 215,800 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 215,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 83 100 104 130 166 200 260 325 332 415 520 650 664 830 1,079 1,300 1,660 2,075 2,158 2,600 3,320 4,150 4,316 5,395 8,300 8,632 10,790 16,600 21,580 26,975 43,160 53,950 107,900 and 215,800, with no remainder.

Since 215,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,800, 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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