Q: Is 255,565,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 255,565,720 is a composite number.

Why is 255,565,720 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 255,565,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 349 698 1,396 1,745 2,792 3,490 6,980 13,960 18,307 36,614 73,228 91,535 146,456 183,070 366,140 732,280 6,389,143 12,778,286 25,556,572 31,945,715 51,113,144 63,891,430 127,782,860 and 255,565,720, with no remainder.

Since 255,565,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,565,720, 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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