Q: Is 259,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,072 is a composite number.

Why is 259,072 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 259,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 23 32 44 46 64 88 92 128 176 184 253 256 352 368 506 512 704 736 1,012 1,024 1,408 1,472 2,024 2,816 2,944 4,048 5,632 5,888 8,096 11,264 11,776 16,192 23,552 32,384 64,768 129,536 and 259,072, with no remainder.

Since 259,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,072, 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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