Q: Is 217,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,740 is a composite number.

Why is 217,740 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 217,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 114 190 191 228 285 380 382 570 573 764 955 1,140 1,146 1,910 2,292 2,865 3,629 3,820 5,730 7,258 10,887 11,460 14,516 18,145 21,774 36,290 43,548 54,435 72,580 108,870 and 217,740, with no remainder.

Since 217,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,740, 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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