Q: Is 257,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,260 is a composite number.

Why is 257,260 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 257,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 76 95 190 380 677 1,354 2,708 3,385 6,770 12,863 13,540 25,726 51,452 64,315 128,630 and 257,260, with no remainder.

Since 257,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,260, 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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