Q: Is 221,704 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 221,704 is a composite number.

Why is 221,704 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 221,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 37 56 74 107 148 214 259 296 428 518 749 856 1,036 1,498 2,072 2,996 3,959 5,992 7,918 15,836 27,713 31,672 55,426 110,852 and 221,704, with no remainder.

Since 221,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,704, 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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