Q: Is 257,890 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,890 is a composite number.

Why is 257,890 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 257,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 37 41 74 82 85 170 185 205 370 410 629 697 1,258 1,394 1,517 3,034 3,145 3,485 6,290 6,970 7,585 15,170 25,789 51,578 128,945 and 257,890, with no remainder.

Since 257,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,890, 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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