Q: Is 216,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,440 is a composite number.

Why is 216,440 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 216,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 773 1,546 3,092 3,865 5,411 6,184 7,730 10,822 15,460 21,644 27,055 30,920 43,288 54,110 108,220 and 216,440, with no remainder.

Since 216,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,440, 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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