Q: Is 257,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,320 is a composite number.

Why is 257,320 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 257,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 919 1,838 3,676 4,595 6,433 7,352 9,190 12,866 18,380 25,732 32,165 36,760 51,464 64,330 128,660 and 257,320, with no remainder.

Since 257,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,320, 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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