Q: Is 259,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,272 is a composite number.

Why is 259,272 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 259,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 156 234 277 312 468 554 831 936 1,108 1,662 2,216 2,493 3,324 3,601 4,986 6,648 7,202 9,972 10,803 14,404 19,944 21,606 28,808 32,409 43,212 64,818 86,424 129,636 and 259,272, with no remainder.

Since 259,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,272, 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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