Q: Is 258,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 258,560 is a composite number.

Why is 258,560 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 258,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 101 128 160 202 256 320 404 505 512 640 808 1,010 1,280 1,616 2,020 2,560 3,232 4,040 6,464 8,080 12,928 16,160 25,856 32,320 51,712 64,640 129,280 and 258,560, with no remainder.

Since 258,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,560, 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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