Q: Is 217,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,840 is a composite number.

Why is 217,840 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 217,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 389 560 778 1,556 1,945 2,723 3,112 3,890 5,446 6,224 7,780 10,892 13,615 15,560 21,784 27,230 31,120 43,568 54,460 108,920 and 217,840, with no remainder.

Since 217,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,840, 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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