Q: Is 170,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 170,688 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 170,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 127 168 192 224 254 336 381 448 508 672 762 889 1,016 1,344 1,524 1,778 2,032 2,667 3,048 3,556 4,064 5,334 6,096 7,112 8,128 10,668 12,192 14,224 21,336 24,384 28,448 42,672 56,896 85,344 and 170,688, with no remainder.

Since 170,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,688, 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).