Q: Is 217,308 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,308 is a composite number.

Why is 217,308 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 217,308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 52 78 84 91 156 182 199 273 364 398 546 597 796 1,092 1,194 1,393 2,388 2,587 2,786 4,179 5,174 5,572 7,761 8,358 10,348 15,522 16,716 18,109 31,044 36,218 54,327 72,436 108,654 and 217,308, with no remainder.

Since 217,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,308, 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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