Q: Is 221,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 221,424 is a composite number.

Why is 221,424 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 221,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 659 1,318 1,977 2,636 3,954 4,613 5,272 7,908 9,226 10,544 13,839 15,816 18,452 27,678 31,632 36,904 55,356 73,808 110,712 and 221,424, with no remainder.

Since 221,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,424, 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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