Q: Is 239,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 239,856 is a composite number.

Why is 239,856 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 239,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 38 48 57 76 114 152 228 263 304 456 526 789 912 1,052 1,578 2,104 3,156 4,208 4,997 6,312 9,994 12,624 14,991 19,988 29,982 39,976 59,964 79,952 119,928 and 239,856, with no remainder.

Since 239,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,856, 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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