Q: Is 258,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 258,216 is a composite number.

Why is 258,216 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 258,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 29 42 53 56 58 84 87 106 116 159 168 174 203 212 232 318 348 371 406 424 609 636 696 742 812 1,113 1,218 1,272 1,484 1,537 1,624 2,226 2,436 2,968 3,074 4,452 4,611 4,872 6,148 8,904 9,222 10,759 12,296 18,444 21,518 32,277 36,888 43,036 64,554 86,072 129,108 and 258,216, with no remainder.

Since 258,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,216, 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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