Q: Is 216,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,840 is a composite number.

Why is 216,840 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 216,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 139 156 195 260 278 312 390 417 520 556 695 780 834 1,112 1,390 1,560 1,668 1,807 2,085 2,780 3,336 3,614 4,170 5,421 5,560 7,228 8,340 9,035 10,842 14,456 16,680 18,070 21,684 27,105 36,140 43,368 54,210 72,280 108,420 and 216,840, with no remainder.

Since 216,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,840, 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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