Q: Is 259,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,760 is a composite number.

Why is 259,760 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 259,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 191 272 340 382 680 764 955 1,360 1,528 1,910 3,056 3,247 3,820 6,494 7,640 12,988 15,280 16,235 25,976 32,470 51,952 64,940 129,880 and 259,760, with no remainder.

Since 259,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,760, 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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