Q: Is 170,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,232 is a composite number.

Why is 170,232 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 170,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 82 123 164 173 246 328 346 492 519 692 984 1,038 1,384 2,076 4,152 7,093 14,186 21,279 28,372 42,558 56,744 85,116 and 170,232, with no remainder.

Since 170,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,232, 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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