Q: Is 217,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,020 is a composite number.

Why is 217,020 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 217,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 3,617 7,234 10,851 14,468 18,085 21,702 36,170 43,404 54,255 72,340 108,510 and 217,020, with no remainder.

Since 217,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,020, 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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