Q: Is 221,697 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 221,697 is a composite number.

Why is 221,697 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 221,697 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 23 27 51 63 69 81 119 153 161 189 207 357 391 459 483 567 621 1,071 1,173 1,377 1,449 1,863 2,737 3,213 3,519 4,347 8,211 9,639 10,557 13,041 24,633 31,671 73,899 and 221,697, with no remainder.

Since 221,697 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,697, 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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