Q: Is 216,532,359 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,532,359 is a composite number.

Why is 216,532,359 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 216,532,359 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 157 471 1,413 4,239 12,717 17,027 51,081 153,243 459,729 1,379,187 2,673,239 8,019,717 24,059,151 72,177,453 and 216,532,359, with no remainder.

Since 216,532,359 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,532,359, 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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