Q: Is 257,484 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,484 is a composite number.

Why is 257,484 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 257,484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 43 86 129 172 258 499 516 998 1,497 1,996 2,994 5,988 21,457 42,914 64,371 85,828 128,742 and 257,484, with no remainder.

Since 257,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,484, 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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