Q: Is 859,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 859,968 is a composite number.

Why is 859,968 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 859,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 144 192 288 576 1,493 2,986 4,479 5,972 8,958 11,944 13,437 17,916 23,888 26,874 35,832 47,776 53,748 71,664 95,552 107,496 143,328 214,992 286,656 429,984 and 859,968, with no remainder.

Since 859,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 859,968, 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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