Q: Is 218,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,640 is a composite number.

Why is 218,640 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 218,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 911 1,822 2,733 3,644 4,555 5,466 7,288 9,110 10,932 13,665 14,576 18,220 21,864 27,330 36,440 43,728 54,660 72,880 109,320 and 218,640, with no remainder.

Since 218,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,640, 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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