Q: Is 216,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,948 is a composite number.

Why is 216,948 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 216,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 101 179 202 303 358 404 537 606 716 1,074 1,212 2,148 18,079 36,158 54,237 72,316 108,474 and 216,948, with no remainder.

Since 216,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,948, 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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