Q: Is 209,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 209,508 is a composite number.

Why is 209,508 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 209,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 17 26 34 39 51 52 68 78 79 102 156 158 204 221 237 316 442 474 663 884 948 1,027 1,326 1,343 2,054 2,652 2,686 3,081 4,029 4,108 5,372 6,162 8,058 12,324 16,116 17,459 34,918 52,377 69,836 104,754 and 209,508, with no remainder.

Since 209,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 209,508, 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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