Q: Is 257,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,472 is a composite number.

Why is 257,472 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 257,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 144 149 192 216 288 298 432 447 576 596 864 894 1,192 1,341 1,728 1,788 2,384 2,682 3,576 4,023 4,768 5,364 7,152 8,046 9,536 10,728 14,304 16,092 21,456 28,608 32,184 42,912 64,368 85,824 128,736 and 257,472, with no remainder.

Since 257,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,472, 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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