Q: Is 559,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 559,968 is a composite number.

Why is 559,968 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 559,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 76 96 114 152 228 304 307 456 608 614 912 921 1,228 1,824 1,842 2,456 3,684 4,912 5,833 7,368 9,824 11,666 14,736 17,499 23,332 29,472 34,998 46,664 69,996 93,328 139,992 186,656 279,984 and 559,968, with no remainder.

Since 559,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,968, 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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