Q: Is 221,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 221,000 is a composite number.

Why is 221,000 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 221,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 17 20 25 26 34 40 50 52 65 68 85 100 104 125 130 136 170 200 221 250 260 325 340 425 442 500 520 650 680 850 884 1,000 1,105 1,300 1,625 1,700 1,768 2,125 2,210 2,600 3,250 3,400 4,250 4,420 5,525 6,500 8,500 8,840 11,050 13,000 17,000 22,100 27,625 44,200 55,250 110,500 and 221,000, with no remainder.

Since 221,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,000, 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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