Q: Is 217,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,760 is a composite number.

Why is 217,760 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 217,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 1,361 2,722 5,444 6,805 10,888 13,610 21,776 27,220 43,552 54,440 108,880 and 217,760, with no remainder.

Since 217,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,760, 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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