Q: Is 258,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 258,280 is a composite number.

Why is 258,280 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 258,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 110 220 440 587 1,174 2,348 2,935 4,696 5,870 6,457 11,740 12,914 23,480 25,828 32,285 51,656 64,570 129,140 and 258,280, with no remainder.

Since 258,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,280, 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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