Q: Is 261,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 261,216 is a composite number.

Why is 261,216 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 261,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 907 1,814 2,721 3,628 5,442 7,256 8,163 10,884 14,512 16,326 21,768 29,024 32,652 43,536 65,304 87,072 130,608 and 261,216, with no remainder.

Since 261,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,216, 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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