Q: Is 959,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 959,238 is a composite number.

Why is 959,238 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 959,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 42 46 63 69 126 138 161 207 322 331 414 483 662 966 993 1,449 1,986 2,317 2,898 2,979 4,634 5,958 6,951 7,613 13,902 15,226 20,853 22,839 41,706 45,678 53,291 68,517 106,582 137,034 159,873 319,746 479,619 and 959,238, with no remainder.

Since 959,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 959,238, 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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