Q: Is 170,160 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,160 is a composite number.

Why is 170,160 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 170,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 709 1,418 2,127 2,836 3,545 4,254 5,672 7,090 8,508 10,635 11,344 14,180 17,016 21,270 28,360 34,032 42,540 56,720 85,080 and 170,160, with no remainder.

Since 170,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,160, 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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