Q: Is 59,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 59,856 is a composite number.

Why is 59,856 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 59,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 43 48 58 86 87 116 129 172 174 232 258 344 348 464 516 688 696 1,032 1,247 1,392 2,064 2,494 3,741 4,988 7,482 9,976 14,964 19,952 29,928 and 59,856, with no remainder.

Since 59,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,856, 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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