Q: Is 254,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,700 is a composite number.

Why is 254,700 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 254,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 283 300 450 566 849 900 1,132 1,415 1,698 2,547 2,830 3,396 4,245 5,094 5,660 7,075 8,490 10,188 12,735 14,150 16,980 21,225 25,470 28,300 42,450 50,940 63,675 84,900 127,350 and 254,700, with no remainder.

Since 254,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,700, 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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