Q: Is 218,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,538 is a composite number.

Why is 218,538 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 218,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 71 81 114 142 162 171 213 342 426 513 639 1,026 1,278 1,349 1,539 1,917 2,698 3,078 3,834 4,047 5,751 8,094 11,502 12,141 24,282 36,423 72,846 109,269 and 218,538, with no remainder.

Since 218,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,538, 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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