Q: Is 216,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,942 is a composite number.

Why is 216,942 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 216,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 19 22 33 38 57 66 114 173 209 346 418 519 627 1,038 1,254 1,903 3,287 3,806 5,709 6,574 9,861 11,418 19,722 36,157 72,314 108,471 and 216,942, with no remainder.

Since 216,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,942, 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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