Q: Is 170,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 170,352 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 170,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 24 26 28 36 39 42 48 52 56 63 72 78 84 91 104 112 117 126 144 156 168 169 182 208 234 252 273 312 336 338 364 468 504 507 546 624 676 728 819 936 1,008 1,014 1,092 1,183 1,352 1,456 1,521 1,638 1,872 2,028 2,184 2,366 2,704 3,042 3,276 3,549 4,056 4,368 4,732 6,084 6,552 7,098 8,112 9,464 10,647 12,168 13,104 14,196 18,928 21,294 24,336 28,392 42,588 56,784 85,176 and 170,352, with no remainder.

Since 170,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,352, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).