Q: Is 221,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 221,238 is a composite number.

Why is 221,238 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 221,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 102 153 241 306 459 482 723 918 1,446 2,169 4,097 4,338 6,507 8,194 12,291 13,014 24,582 36,873 73,746 110,619 and 221,238, with no remainder.

Since 221,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,238, 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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