Q: Is 257,950 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,950 is a composite number.

Why is 257,950 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 257,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 25 35 50 55 67 70 77 110 134 154 175 275 335 350 385 469 550 670 737 770 938 1,474 1,675 1,925 2,345 3,350 3,685 3,850 4,690 5,159 7,370 10,318 11,725 18,425 23,450 25,795 36,850 51,590 128,975 and 257,950, with no remainder.

Since 257,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,950, 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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