Q: Is 260,559 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,559 is a composite number.

Why is 260,559 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 260,559 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 17 39 51 117 131 153 221 393 663 1,179 1,703 1,989 2,227 5,109 6,681 15,327 20,043 28,951 86,853 and 260,559, with no remainder.

Since 260,559 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,559, 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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