Q: Is 218,016 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,016 is a composite number.

Why is 218,016 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 218,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 757 1,514 2,271 3,028 4,542 6,056 6,813 9,084 12,112 13,626 18,168 24,224 27,252 36,336 54,504 72,672 109,008 and 218,016, with no remainder.

Since 218,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,016, 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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