Q: Is 257,220 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,220 is a composite number.

Why is 257,220 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 257,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 1,429 2,858 4,287 5,716 7,145 8,574 12,861 14,290 17,148 21,435 25,722 28,580 42,870 51,444 64,305 85,740 128,610 and 257,220, with no remainder.

Since 257,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,220, 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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