Q: Is 218,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 218,820 is a composite number.

Why is 218,820 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 218,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 420 521 1,042 1,563 2,084 2,605 3,126 3,647 5,210 6,252 7,294 7,815 10,420 10,941 14,588 15,630 18,235 21,882 31,260 36,470 43,764 54,705 72,940 109,410 and 218,820, with no remainder.

Since 218,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,820, 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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