Q: Is 255,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 255,008 is a composite number.

Why is 255,008 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 255,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 104 208 416 613 1,226 2,452 4,904 7,969 9,808 15,938 19,616 31,876 63,752 127,504 and 255,008, with no remainder.

Since 255,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,008, 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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