Q: Is 216,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 216,108 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 216,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 27 29 36 46 54 58 69 81 87 92 108 116 138 162 174 207 261 276 324 348 414 522 621 667 783 828 1,044 1,242 1,334 1,566 1,863 2,001 2,349 2,484 2,668 3,132 3,726 4,002 4,698 6,003 7,452 8,004 9,396 12,006 18,009 24,012 36,018 54,027 72,036 108,054 and 216,108, with no remainder.

Since 216,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,108, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).