Q: Is 218,300 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,300 is a composite number.

Why is 218,300 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 218,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 37 50 59 74 100 118 148 185 236 295 370 590 740 925 1,180 1,475 1,850 2,183 2,950 3,700 4,366 5,900 8,732 10,915 21,830 43,660 54,575 109,150 and 218,300, with no remainder.

Since 218,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,300, 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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