Q: Is 217,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,824 is a composite number.

Why is 217,824 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 217,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 2,269 4,538 6,807 9,076 13,614 18,152 27,228 36,304 54,456 72,608 108,912 and 217,824, with no remainder.

Since 217,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,824, 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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