Q: Is 559,962 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 559,962 is a composite number.

Why is 559,962 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 559,962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 2,393 4,786 7,179 14,358 21,537 31,109 43,074 62,218 93,327 186,654 279,981 and 559,962, with no remainder.

Since 559,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,962, 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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