Q: Is 59,808 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 59,808 is a composite number.

Why is 59,808 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 59,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 84 89 96 112 168 178 224 267 336 356 534 623 672 712 1,068 1,246 1,424 1,869 2,136 2,492 2,848 3,738 4,272 4,984 7,476 8,544 9,968 14,952 19,936 29,904 and 59,808, with no remainder.

Since 59,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,808, 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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