Q: Is 257,678,268 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,678,268 is a composite number.

Why is 257,678,268 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 257,678,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 389 778 1,167 1,556 2,334 4,668 55,201 110,402 165,603 220,804 331,206 662,412 21,473,189 42,946,378 64,419,567 85,892,756 128,839,134 and 257,678,268, with no remainder.

Since 257,678,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,678,268, 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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