Q: Is 239,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 239,008 is a composite number.

Why is 239,008 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 239,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 56 77 88 97 112 154 176 194 224 308 352 388 616 679 776 1,067 1,232 1,358 1,552 2,134 2,464 2,716 3,104 4,268 5,432 7,469 8,536 10,864 14,938 17,072 21,728 29,876 34,144 59,752 119,504 and 239,008, with no remainder.

Since 239,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,008, 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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