Q: Is 315,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 315,216 is a composite number.

Why is 315,216 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 315,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 132 144 176 198 199 264 396 398 528 597 792 796 1,194 1,584 1,592 1,791 2,189 2,388 3,184 3,582 4,378 4,776 6,567 7,164 8,756 9,552 13,134 14,328 17,512 19,701 26,268 28,656 35,024 39,402 52,536 78,804 105,072 157,608 and 315,216, with no remainder.

Since 315,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,216, 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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