Q: Is 259,434 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,434 is a composite number.

Why is 259,434 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 259,434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 29 42 58 63 71 87 126 142 174 203 213 261 406 426 497 522 609 639 994 1,218 1,278 1,491 1,827 2,059 2,982 3,654 4,118 4,473 6,177 8,946 12,354 14,413 18,531 28,826 37,062 43,239 86,478 129,717 and 259,434, with no remainder.

Since 259,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,434, 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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