Q: Is 259,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,952 is a composite number.

Why is 259,952 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 259,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 77 88 112 154 176 211 308 422 616 844 1,232 1,477 1,688 2,321 2,954 3,376 4,642 5,908 9,284 11,816 16,247 18,568 23,632 32,494 37,136 64,988 129,976 and 259,952, with no remainder.

Since 259,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,952, 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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