Q: Is 259,974 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 259,974 is a composite number.

Why is 259,974 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 259,974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 33 39 66 78 99 101 117 143 198 202 234 286 303 429 606 858 909 1,111 1,287 1,313 1,818 2,222 2,574 2,626 3,333 3,939 6,666 7,878 9,999 11,817 14,443 19,998 23,634 28,886 43,329 86,658 129,987 and 259,974, with no remainder.

Since 259,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,974, 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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