Q: Is 221,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 221,940 is a composite number.

Why is 221,940 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 221,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 135 137 162 180 270 274 324 405 411 540 548 685 810 822 1,233 1,370 1,620 1,644 2,055 2,466 2,740 3,699 4,110 4,932 6,165 7,398 8,220 11,097 12,330 14,796 18,495 22,194 24,660 36,990 44,388 55,485 73,980 110,970 and 221,940, with no remainder.

Since 221,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,940, 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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