Q: Is 217,602 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,602 is a composite number.

Why is 217,602 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 217,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 126 154 157 198 231 314 462 471 693 942 1,099 1,386 1,413 1,727 2,198 2,826 3,297 3,454 5,181 6,594 9,891 10,362 12,089 15,543 19,782 24,178 31,086 36,267 72,534 108,801 and 217,602, with no remainder.

Since 217,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,602, 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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