Q: Is 218,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,040 is a composite number.

Why is 218,040 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 218,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 79 92 115 120 138 158 184 230 237 276 316 345 395 460 474 552 632 690 790 920 948 1,185 1,380 1,580 1,817 1,896 2,370 2,760 3,160 3,634 4,740 5,451 7,268 9,085 9,480 10,902 14,536 18,170 21,804 27,255 36,340 43,608 54,510 72,680 109,020 and 218,040, with no remainder.

Since 218,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,040, 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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