Q: Is 259,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,260 is a composite number.

Why is 259,260 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 259,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 87 116 145 149 174 290 298 348 435 447 580 596 745 870 894 1,490 1,740 1,788 2,235 2,980 4,321 4,470 8,642 8,940 12,963 17,284 21,605 25,926 43,210 51,852 64,815 86,420 129,630 and 259,260, with no remainder.

Since 259,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,260, 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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