Q: Is 259,360 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,360 is a composite number.

Why is 259,360 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 259,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 1,621 3,242 6,484 8,105 12,968 16,210 25,936 32,420 51,872 64,840 129,680 and 259,360, with no remainder.

Since 259,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,360, 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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