Q: Is 170,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,460 is a composite number.

Why is 170,460 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 170,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 947 1,894 2,841 3,788 4,735 5,682 8,523 9,470 11,364 14,205 17,046 18,940 28,410 34,092 42,615 56,820 85,230 and 170,460, with no remainder.

Since 170,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,460, 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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