Q: Is 216,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,864 is a composite number.

Why is 216,864 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 216,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 96 108 144 216 251 288 432 502 753 864 1,004 1,506 2,008 2,259 3,012 4,016 4,518 6,024 6,777 8,032 9,036 12,048 13,554 18,072 24,096 27,108 36,144 54,216 72,288 108,432 and 216,864, with no remainder.

Since 216,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,864, 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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