Q: Is 257,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,000 is a composite number.

Why is 257,000 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 257,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 257 500 514 1,000 1,028 1,285 2,056 2,570 5,140 6,425 10,280 12,850 25,700 32,125 51,400 64,250 128,500 and 257,000, with no remainder.

Since 257,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,000, 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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