Q: Is 257,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,424 is a composite number.

Why is 257,424 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 257,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 48 62 93 124 173 186 248 346 372 496 519 692 744 1,038 1,384 1,488 2,076 2,768 4,152 5,363 8,304 10,726 16,089 21,452 32,178 42,904 64,356 85,808 128,712 and 257,424, with no remainder.

Since 257,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,424, 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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