Q: Is 257,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,240 is a composite number.

Why is 257,240 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 257,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 109 118 218 236 295 436 472 545 590 872 1,090 1,180 2,180 2,360 4,360 6,431 12,862 25,724 32,155 51,448 64,310 128,620 and 257,240, with no remainder.

Since 257,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,240, 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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