Q: Is 259,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,968 is a composite number.

Why is 259,968 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 259,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 384 677 1,354 2,031 2,708 4,062 5,416 8,124 10,832 16,248 21,664 32,496 43,328 64,992 86,656 129,984 and 259,968, with no remainder.

Since 259,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,968, 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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