Q: Is 959,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 959,952 is a composite number.

Why is 959,952 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 959,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 2,857 5,714 8,571 11,428 17,142 19,999 22,856 34,284 39,998 45,712 59,997 68,568 79,996 119,994 137,136 159,992 239,988 319,984 479,976 and 959,952, with no remainder.

Since 959,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 959,952, 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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