Q: Is 259,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,280 is a composite number.

Why is 259,280 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 259,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 463 560 926 1,852 2,315 3,241 3,704 4,630 6,482 7,408 9,260 12,964 16,205 18,520 25,928 32,410 37,040 51,856 64,820 129,640 and 259,280, with no remainder.

Since 259,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,280, 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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