Q: Is 218,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,700 is a composite number.

Why is 218,700 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 218,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 135 150 162 180 225 243 270 300 324 405 450 486 540 675 729 810 900 972 1,215 1,350 1,458 1,620 2,025 2,187 2,430 2,700 2,916 3,645 4,050 4,374 4,860 6,075 7,290 8,100 8,748 10,935 12,150 14,580 18,225 21,870 24,300 36,450 43,740 54,675 72,900 109,350 and 218,700, with no remainder.

Since 218,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,700, 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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