Q: Is 215,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 215,840 is a composite number.

Why is 215,840 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 215,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 71 76 80 95 142 152 160 190 284 304 355 380 568 608 710 760 1,136 1,349 1,420 1,520 2,272 2,698 2,840 3,040 5,396 5,680 6,745 10,792 11,360 13,490 21,584 26,980 43,168 53,960 107,920 and 215,840, with no remainder.

Since 215,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,840, 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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