Q: Is 217,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,872 is a composite number.

Why is 217,872 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 217,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 34 36 48 51 68 72 89 102 136 144 153 178 204 267 272 306 356 408 534 612 712 801 816 1,068 1,224 1,424 1,513 1,602 2,136 2,448 3,026 3,204 4,272 4,539 6,052 6,408 9,078 12,104 12,816 13,617 18,156 24,208 27,234 36,312 54,468 72,624 108,936 and 217,872, with no remainder.

Since 217,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,872, 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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