Q: Is 257,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,920 is a composite number.

Why is 257,920 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 257,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 31 32 40 52 62 64 65 80 104 124 128 130 155 160 208 248 260 310 320 403 416 496 520 620 640 806 832 992 1,040 1,240 1,612 1,664 1,984 2,015 2,080 2,480 3,224 3,968 4,030 4,160 4,960 6,448 8,060 8,320 9,920 12,896 16,120 19,840 25,792 32,240 51,584 64,480 128,960 and 257,920, with no remainder.

Since 257,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,920, 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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