Q: Is 217,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,984 is a composite number.

Why is 217,984 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 217,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 64 104 128 131 208 262 416 524 832 1,048 1,664 1,703 2,096 3,406 4,192 6,812 8,384 13,624 16,768 27,248 54,496 108,992 and 217,984, with no remainder.

Since 217,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,984, 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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