Q: Is 259,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,992 is a composite number.

Why is 259,992 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 259,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 36 46 69 72 92 138 157 184 207 276 314 414 471 552 628 828 942 1,256 1,413 1,656 1,884 2,826 3,611 3,768 5,652 7,222 10,833 11,304 14,444 21,666 28,888 32,499 43,332 64,998 86,664 129,996 and 259,992, with no remainder.

Since 259,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,992, 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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