Q: Is 257,908 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,908 is a composite number.

Why is 257,908 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 257,908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 61 122 151 244 302 427 604 854 1,057 1,708 2,114 4,228 9,211 18,422 36,844 64,477 128,954 and 257,908, with no remainder.

Since 257,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,908, 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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