Q: Is 255,616,975 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 255,616,975 is a composite number.

Why is 255,616,975 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 255,616,975 can be evenly divided by 1 5 19 25 95 359 475 1,499 1,795 6,821 7,495 8,975 28,481 34,105 37,475 142,405 170,525 538,141 712,025 2,690,705 10,224,679 13,453,525 51,123,395 and 255,616,975, with no remainder.

Since 255,616,975 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,616,975, 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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