Q: Is 217,474,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,474,872 is a composite number.

Why is 217,474,872 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 217,474,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 9,061,453 18,122,906 27,184,359 36,245,812 54,368,718 72,491,624 108,737,436 and 217,474,872, with no remainder.

Since 217,474,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,474,872, 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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