Q: Is 216,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,960 is a composite number.

Why is 216,960 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 216,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 113 120 128 160 192 226 240 320 339 384 452 480 565 640 678 904 960 1,130 1,356 1,695 1,808 1,920 2,260 2,712 3,390 3,616 4,520 5,424 6,780 7,232 9,040 10,848 13,560 14,464 18,080 21,696 27,120 36,160 43,392 54,240 72,320 108,480 and 216,960, with no remainder.

Since 216,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,960, 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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