Q: Is 216,345,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,345,642 is a composite number.

Why is 216,345,642 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 216,345,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 83 86 129 166 249 258 498 3,569 7,138 10,103 10,707 20,206 21,414 30,309 60,618 434,429 838,549 868,858 1,303,287 1,677,098 2,515,647 2,606,574 5,031,294 36,057,607 72,115,214 108,172,821 and 216,345,642, with no remainder.

Since 216,345,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,345,642, 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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