Q: Is 559,208 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 559,208 is a composite number.

Why is 559,208 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 559,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 19 26 38 52 76 104 152 247 283 494 566 988 1,132 1,976 2,264 3,679 5,377 7,358 10,754 14,716 21,508 29,432 43,016 69,901 139,802 279,604 and 559,208, with no remainder.

Since 559,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,208, 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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