Q: Is 25,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 25,740 is a composite number.

Why is 25,740 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 25,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 18 20 22 26 30 33 36 39 44 45 52 55 60 65 66 78 90 99 110 117 130 132 143 156 165 180 195 198 220 234 260 286 330 390 396 429 468 495 572 585 660 715 780 858 990 1,170 1,287 1,430 1,716 1,980 2,145 2,340 2,574 2,860 4,290 5,148 6,435 8,580 12,870 and 25,740, with no remainder.

Since 25,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 25,740, 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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