Q: Is 218,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,428 is a composite number.

Why is 218,428 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 218,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 116 203 269 406 538 812 1,076 1,883 3,766 7,532 7,801 15,602 31,204 54,607 109,214 and 218,428, with no remainder.

Since 218,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,428, 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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