Q: Is 206,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 206,724 is a composite number.

Why is 206,724 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 206,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 69 84 92 107 138 161 214 276 321 322 428 483 642 644 749 966 1,284 1,498 1,932 2,247 2,461 2,996 4,494 4,922 7,383 8,988 9,844 14,766 17,227 29,532 34,454 51,681 68,908 103,362 and 206,724, with no remainder.

Since 206,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 206,724, 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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