Q: Is 257,850 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,850 is a composite number.

Why is 257,850 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 257,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 45 50 54 75 90 135 150 191 225 270 382 450 573 675 955 1,146 1,350 1,719 1,910 2,865 3,438 4,775 5,157 5,730 8,595 9,550 10,314 14,325 17,190 25,785 28,650 42,975 51,570 85,950 128,925 and 257,850, with no remainder.

Since 257,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,850, 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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