Q: Is 217,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,998 is a composite number.

Why is 217,998 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 217,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 367 594 734 1,101 2,202 3,303 4,037 6,606 8,074 9,909 12,111 19,818 24,222 36,333 72,666 108,999 and 217,998, with no remainder.

Since 217,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,998, 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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