Q: Is 257,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,420 is a composite number.

Why is 257,420 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 257,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 61 122 211 244 305 422 610 844 1,055 1,220 2,110 4,220 12,871 25,742 51,484 64,355 128,710 and 257,420, with no remainder.

Since 257,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,420, 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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