Q: Is 257,421,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,421,008 is a composite number.

Why is 257,421,008 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 257,421,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 71 104 142 208 284 568 923 1,136 1,846 3,692 7,384 14,768 17,431 34,862 69,724 139,448 226,603 278,896 453,206 906,412 1,237,601 1,812,824 2,475,202 3,625,648 4,950,404 9,900,808 16,088,813 19,801,616 32,177,626 64,355,252 128,710,504 and 257,421,008, with no remainder.

Since 257,421,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,421,008, 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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