Q: Is 254,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,000 is a composite number.

Why is 254,000 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 254,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 127 200 250 254 400 500 508 635 1,000 1,016 1,270 2,000 2,032 2,540 3,175 5,080 6,350 10,160 12,700 15,875 25,400 31,750 50,800 63,500 127,000 and 254,000, with no remainder.

Since 254,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,000, 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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