Q: Is 217,434 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,434 is a composite number.

Why is 217,434 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 217,434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 31 42 62 93 167 186 217 334 434 501 651 1,002 1,169 1,302 2,338 3,507 5,177 7,014 10,354 15,531 31,062 36,239 72,478 108,717 and 217,434, with no remainder.

Since 217,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,434, 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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