Q: Is 259,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,842 is a composite number.

Why is 259,842 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 259,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 31 33 62 66 93 127 186 254 341 381 682 762 1,023 1,397 2,046 2,794 3,937 4,191 7,874 8,382 11,811 23,622 43,307 86,614 129,921 and 259,842, with no remainder.

Since 259,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,842, 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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