Q: Is 216,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,504 is a composite number.

Why is 216,504 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 216,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 31 36 62 72 93 97 124 186 194 248 279 291 372 388 558 582 744 776 873 1,116 1,164 1,746 2,232 2,328 3,007 3,492 6,014 6,984 9,021 12,028 18,042 24,056 27,063 36,084 54,126 72,168 108,252 and 216,504, with no remainder.

Since 216,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,504, 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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