Q: Is 259,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,424 is a composite number.

Why is 259,424 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 259,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 67 88 121 134 176 242 268 352 484 536 737 968 1,072 1,474 1,936 2,144 2,948 3,872 5,896 8,107 11,792 16,214 23,584 32,428 64,856 129,712 and 259,424, with no remainder.

Since 259,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,424, 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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