Q: Is 239,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 239,976 is a composite number.

Why is 239,976 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 239,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 88 99 101 108 132 198 202 216 264 297 303 396 404 594 606 792 808 909 1,111 1,188 1,212 1,818 2,222 2,376 2,424 2,727 3,333 3,636 4,444 5,454 6,666 7,272 8,888 9,999 10,908 13,332 19,998 21,816 26,664 29,997 39,996 59,994 79,992 119,988 and 239,976, with no remainder.

Since 239,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,976, 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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