Q: Is 257,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 257,720 is a composite number.

Why is 257,720 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 257,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 379 680 758 1,516 1,895 3,032 3,790 6,443 7,580 12,886 15,160 25,772 32,215 51,544 64,430 128,860 and 257,720, with no remainder.

Since 257,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,720, 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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