Q: Is 216,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 216,972 is a composite number.

Why is 216,972 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 216,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 41 42 49 54 63 82 84 98 108 123 126 147 164 189 196 246 252 287 294 369 378 441 492 574 588 738 756 861 882 1,107 1,148 1,323 1,476 1,722 1,764 2,009 2,214 2,583 2,646 3,444 4,018 4,428 5,166 5,292 6,027 7,749 8,036 10,332 12,054 15,498 18,081 24,108 30,996 36,162 54,243 72,324 108,486 and 216,972, with no remainder.

Since 216,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,972, 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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