Q: Is 257,202 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,202 is a composite number.

Why is 257,202 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 257,202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 433 594 866 1,299 2,598 3,897 4,763 7,794 9,526 11,691 14,289 23,382 28,578 42,867 85,734 128,601 and 257,202, with no remainder.

Since 257,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,202, 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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