Q: Is 255,510 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 255,510 is a composite number.

Why is 255,510 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 255,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 51 85 90 102 153 167 170 255 306 334 501 510 765 835 1,002 1,503 1,530 1,670 2,505 2,839 3,006 5,010 5,678 7,515 8,517 14,195 15,030 17,034 25,551 28,390 42,585 51,102 85,170 127,755 and 255,510, with no remainder.

Since 255,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,510, 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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