Q: Is 216,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,876 is a composite number.

Why is 216,876 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 216,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 31 33 44 53 62 66 93 106 124 132 159 186 212 318 341 372 583 636 682 1,023 1,166 1,364 1,643 1,749 2,046 2,332 3,286 3,498 4,092 4,929 6,572 6,996 9,858 18,073 19,716 36,146 54,219 72,292 108,438 and 216,876, with no remainder.

Since 216,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,876, 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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