Q: Is 257,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,742 is a composite number.

Why is 257,742 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 257,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 37 43 54 74 81 86 111 129 162 222 258 333 387 666 774 999 1,161 1,591 1,998 2,322 2,997 3,182 3,483 4,773 5,994 6,966 9,546 14,319 28,638 42,957 85,914 128,871 and 257,742, with no remainder.

Since 257,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,742, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 257,740257,741257,743257,744
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 257,742:


Ask a Question