Q: Is 257,010 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,010 is a composite number.

Why is 257,010 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 257,010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 78 130 195 390 659 1,318 1,977 3,295 3,954 6,590 8,567 9,885 17,134 19,770 25,701 42,835 51,402 85,670 128,505 and 257,010, with no remainder.

Since 257,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,010, 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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