Q: Is 217,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,008 is a composite number.

Why is 217,008 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 217,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 132 137 144 176 198 264 274 396 411 528 548 792 822 1,096 1,233 1,507 1,584 1,644 2,192 2,466 3,014 3,288 4,521 4,932 6,028 6,576 9,042 9,864 12,056 13,563 18,084 19,728 24,112 27,126 36,168 54,252 72,336 108,504 and 217,008, with no remainder.

Since 217,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,008, 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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