Q: Is 254,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,560 is a composite number.

Why is 254,560 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 254,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 43 74 80 86 148 160 172 185 215 296 344 370 430 592 688 740 860 1,184 1,376 1,480 1,591 1,720 2,960 3,182 3,440 5,920 6,364 6,880 7,955 12,728 15,910 25,456 31,820 50,912 63,640 127,280 and 254,560, with no remainder.

Since 254,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,560, 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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