Q: Is 216,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,936 is a composite number.

Why is 216,936 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 216,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 36 46 69 72 92 131 138 184 207 262 276 393 414 524 552 786 828 1,048 1,179 1,572 1,656 2,358 3,013 3,144 4,716 6,026 9,039 9,432 12,052 18,078 24,104 27,117 36,156 54,234 72,312 108,468 and 216,936, with no remainder.

Since 216,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,936, 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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