Q: Is 959,596 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 959,596 is a composite number.

Why is 959,596 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 959,596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 113 193 226 386 452 772 1,243 2,123 2,486 4,246 4,972 8,492 21,809 43,618 87,236 239,899 479,798 and 959,596, with no remainder.

Since 959,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 959,596, 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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