Q: Is 257,550 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,550 is a composite number.

Why is 257,550 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 257,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 25 30 34 50 51 75 85 101 102 150 170 202 255 303 425 505 510 606 850 1,010 1,275 1,515 1,717 2,525 2,550 3,030 3,434 5,050 5,151 7,575 8,585 10,302 15,150 17,170 25,755 42,925 51,510 85,850 128,775 and 257,550, with no remainder.

Since 257,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,550, 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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