Q: Is 170,136 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,136 is a composite number.

Why is 170,136 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 170,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 34 36 51 68 72 102 136 139 153 204 278 306 408 417 556 612 834 1,112 1,224 1,251 1,668 2,363 2,502 3,336 4,726 5,004 7,089 9,452 10,008 14,178 18,904 21,267 28,356 42,534 56,712 85,068 and 170,136, with no remainder.

Since 170,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,136, 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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