Q: Is 257,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,238 is a composite number.

Why is 257,238 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 257,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 461 558 922 1,383 2,766 4,149 8,298 14,291 28,582 42,873 85,746 128,619 and 257,238, with no remainder.

Since 257,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,238, 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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