Q: Is 257,130 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,130 is a composite number.

Why is 257,130 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 257,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 2,857 5,714 8,571 14,285 17,142 25,713 28,570 42,855 51,426 85,710 128,565 and 257,130, with no remainder.

Since 257,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,130, 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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