Q: Is 254,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,820 is a composite number.

Why is 254,820 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 254,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 31 60 62 93 124 137 155 186 274 310 372 411 465 548 620 685 822 930 1,370 1,644 1,860 2,055 2,740 4,110 4,247 8,220 8,494 12,741 16,988 21,235 25,482 42,470 50,964 63,705 84,940 127,410 and 254,820, with no remainder.

Since 254,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,820, 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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