Q: Is 170,478 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,478 is a composite number.

Why is 170,478 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 170,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 41 42 54 63 66 77 82 99 123 126 154 189 198 231 246 287 297 369 378 451 462 574 594 693 738 861 902 1,107 1,353 1,386 1,722 2,079 2,214 2,583 2,706 3,157 4,059 4,158 5,166 6,314 7,749 8,118 9,471 12,177 15,498 18,942 24,354 28,413 56,826 85,239 and 170,478, with no remainder.

Since 170,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,478, 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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