Q: Is 457,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 457,000 is a composite number.

Why is 457,000 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 457,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 457 500 914 1,000 1,828 2,285 3,656 4,570 9,140 11,425 18,280 22,850 45,700 57,125 91,400 114,250 228,500 and 457,000, with no remainder.

Since 457,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,000, 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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